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Woolwich 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Diphtheria.
Notification.—During the year 264 cases were notified compared with 297 in
1937 and 176 in 1936. There were 10 military cases. The number of notifications
received each quarter was as follows—
First quarter 78 Second quarter 61
Third quarter 70 Fourth quarter 55
Multiple Cases.—The following Table No. 40 shows the house distribution in
wards. The term "house" is synonymous with the term "family," except in
two instances where two and three families respectively were involved.
TABLE No. 40. Diphtheria—Multiple Cases, 1938.
| Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Abbey Wood. | Well Hall. | Avery Hill. | Sherard. | Total Houses. | Total Cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses in which | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 case occurred | 12 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 204 |
| 2 cases occurred | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 18 | 36 |
| 3 „ ,, | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 |
| 4 ,, ,, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 „ „ | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Total houses | 13 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 226 | 254 |
| Military Cases | - | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 264 |
Return Cases.—There were no return cases.
Deaths.—There were 8 deaths from diphtheria compared with 10 in 1937 and
7 in 1936. Four of these were of children under five years of age and 4 were school
children.