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DYSENTERY
Of the 53 cases originally notified 18 were subsequently
confirmed as Sonne Dysentery. Five cases were admitted to
hospital, also one suspected case.
A young child living at the Plumstead Rest Centre was
found to be a dysentery carrier, and close surveillance was
kept on the other residents. Fortunately the only confirmed
notified cases were 4 children in one family, who were
subsequently removed to hospital.
The majority of the non-confirmed cases were found to be
suffering from Gastro Enteritis or Diarrhoea.
POLIOMYELITIS
For the third year in succession there was no confirmed
case of Poliomyelitis. Two suspected cases were treated In
hospital and were subsequently diagnosed as muscle injury and
tonsilitis.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA
Of the 96 notified cases of Puerperal Pyrexia occurring in
the Borough, 43 of the patients were not Woolwich mothers.
MEASLES
The number of individual cases of measles notified during
1964 totalled 456, of which 7 patients were treated in hospital
for various complications.
All except 6 of the notified cases were under the age of
15 years.
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