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17 8 2 .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. Appendicitis and Typhlitis 6 .. .. .. 1 1 3 .. .. .. Cirrhosis of Liver 9 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 3 2 Acute and Chronic Nephritis 35 .. .. .. 2 2 4 13 10 4 Puerperal Sepsis 3 .. .. .. .. 2 1 . . . .
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Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition 2 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. Congenital debility and malformation, ture birth 63 63 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Suicide 15 .. .. .. .. 1 2 10 2 .. Other deaths from violence 41 2 .. 3 5 5 8 10 5 3 Other defined diseases 291 30 4 3 10 5 25 50 48 116 Causes ill-defined...
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In Borough. Outlying Institutions. Residents. NonResidents. All causes 720 667 397 433 345 212 353 51 222 Enteric Fever . . . . . . . . . Small-pox . . . . . . . . . Measles . . . . . . . . . Scarlet Fever 2 2 . 2 2 . . . 3 Whooping Cough 1 8 1 1 1 1 . . 1 Diphtheria. . 2 1 . 1 . . . 2 Influenza 8 16 3 16 3 2 2 1 . Enc...
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Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 93 79 54 52 49 11 38 4 28 Other Tuberculous Diseases 9 10 1 6 10 1 11 1 3 Cancer, malignant disease 91 84 46 60 39 30 44 6 27 Rheumatic Fever 3 4 2 2 1 2 . . 2 Diabetes 3 7 2 2 2 4 2 . 3 Cerebral Hsemorrhage, &c. 49 53 22 40 32 8 44 5 7 25 TABLE No. 13—continued. Plumstead. Deaths in ...
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Heart Disease 70 96 40 51 46 29 31 3 14 Arterio-sclerosis 24 15 12 11 8 8 10 2 7 Bronchitis 47 46 38 25 18 12 16 2 8 Pneumonia (all forms) 40 25 28 13 9 15 7 2 13 Other respiratory diseases 7 3 5 2 1 2 3 1 2 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum 8 3 2 6 1 2 .. 1 6 Diarrhcea, &c. 11 6 8 4 3 2 3 2 3 Appendicitis and Typhlitis 5 1...
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3 Cirrhosis of Liver 7 2 1 3 4 1 5 1 1 Acute and Chronic Nephritis 18 17 8 10 12 5 15 3 3 Puerperal Sepsis . 3 2 . . 1 1 . 1 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition . 2 . 1 1 . 1 . . Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth 30 33 23 12 16 12 15 3 3 3uicide 11 4 7 4 3 1 4 1 1 Other Deaths ...
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Table No. 12 shews that 175 deaths were due to Cancer, 172 to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 166 to Heart Disease, 102 to Cerebral Haemorrhage, 93 to Bronchitis, 65 to Pneumonia and 63 to Congenital Debility. Only 24 deaths were due to Influenza as compared with 66 last year. Cancer and Malignant Disease. The deaths ascribed ...
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1919 76 81 157 1.15 9.35 1920 60 95 155 1.9 10.42 1921 76 106 182 1.84 11.42 1922 72 94 166 1.20 10.36 1923 91 84 175 1.25 12.62 The incidence of Cancer does not decline. This is not surprising because we do little or nothing to prevent the spread of this disease. We do not know how it originates and until we do so ver...
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A number of theories have been put forward—theories as to infection, theories as to cancer houses and cancer districts, theories connected with diet, theories as to heredity and theories as to irritation— 27 but they are only theories and do not explain all the facts. Cancer, except in one instance, in its early stages...
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TABLE No. 15. Seat of Primary Disease. Males. Females Total. Deaths in Hospital. Tongue 5 5 4 Mouth and Jaw 5 5 3 Pharynx 1 1 . .
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(Esophagus 12 2 14 8 Stomach 18 10 28 8 Liver and Gall Bladder 4 4 8 1 Intestines 7 14 21 6 Rectum 16 4 20 9 Uterus .. 13 13 6 Ovary .. 2 2 1 Breast .. 24 24 9 Vagina and Vulva .. 1 1 .. Skin .. .. .. .. Larynx 3 1 4 2 Lung 3 2 5 1 Pancreas 1 .. 1 .. Kidneys and Suprarenals * .. .. .. .. Bladder 6 1 7 .. Other specifie...
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93 deaths were due to Bronchitis, 65 to Pneumonia and 10 to other respiratory diseases. The corresponding figures for 1922 were:—Bronchitis, 123, Pneumonia 116, and other respiratory diseases, 5. The following Table No. 16 shews the number of deaths each year since 1919 from respiratory diseases, the annual death rate,...
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1919 114 125 15 254 1.9 71 27.9% 1920 101 97 16 214 1.5 70 32.7 % 1921 113 98 21 232 1.7 51 22.0% 1922 123 116 S 244 1.8 64 26.2 % 1923 93 65 10 168 1.2 22 13.1 % DIARRHOEA. 17 deaths were certified to be due to diarrhœal diseases during the year, 10 of these occurring in children under 2 years of age. The correspondin...
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TUBERCULOSIS AND THE INFECTIOUS FEVERS. These are dealt with in the section dealing with the notifiable infectious diseases. INQUESTS. There were 128 inquests held on Woolwich residents during the year, compared with 144 in 1922, 102 in 1921, 145 in 1920 and 135 in 1919. INFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths under ...
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This is the lowest rate which has ever been recorded in any year, in any registration district in the Borough. 30 TABLE No. 17. Year. The Borough Woolwich Parish. West Plumstead East Plumstead Eltham. 1919 86 96 82 63 92 1920 61 75 62 51 55 1921 62 59 57 64 70 1922 62 65 57 80 45 1923 43 51 37 42 39 Illegitimate Deaths...
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Four deaths occurred from whooping-cough. The premature birth and debility figures are approximately the same as last year but the others are considerably lower. The following Table No. 18 shews the infantile mortality rate, the number of infant deaths, the number of deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 births each year sinc...
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1911 2814 98 273 92 33 1912 2747 73 201 90 33 1913 2876 80 229 92 32 1914 2824 84 239 97 34 1915 2815 95 268 81 30 1916 3074 70 215 104 34 1917 2698 79 214 89 33 1918 2578 104 268 109 42 1919 2737 86 235 117 43 1920 3658 61 224 101 28 1921 3197 62 197 72 23 1922 2941 62 184 87 29 1923 2867 43 123 72 25 Total .
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57057 84 4772 1926 34 The above Table shews that the number of deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 births was 25, and that although the general average rate is 34, within the last four years this figure has been under 30. The improvement which was noted last year in the first four weeks has continued. The chief causes of de...
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Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. Causes of Death. Under 1 week. 1-2 weeks. 2-3 weeks. 3-4 weeks. Total under 4 weeks. 1 month and under 3 months 3 months and under 6 months 6 months and under 9 months 9 months and under 12 months Total Deaths under 1 year. Small-pox . . . . . . . . ...
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. . . . . . . . . Other Tuberculous Diseases . . . . . . . . 1 1 Meningitis (not Tuberculous) . . . . . . 2 . . 2 Convulsions 2 1 . . 3 1 2 2 . 8 Laryngitis . . . . . . . . . . Bronchitis . . . . . . 1 . 1 2 Pneumonia (all forms) . . . 1 1 4 2 . 3 13 Diarrhœa. . . . . 1 1 . . 2 Enteritis . . . . . . 2 2 1 5 Gastritis ...
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1 . . 2 Injury at Birth 5 . . 5 . . . . 5 Atelectasis 5 2 . . 7 . . . . 7 Congenital Malformation 5 2 . . 7 1 1 . . 10 Premature Birth 26 4 5 1 36 4 1 . . 41 Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus 1 3 4 1 9 2 . . . 12 Other causes . 1 1 . 2 1 1 . 3 7 44 14 10 4 72 15 15 10 11 123 Nett Births registered during the calendar yea...
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Cause of Death. The Borough. Woolwich. West Plumstead. East Plumstead. Eltham. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Small-pox • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Chicken-pox • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Measles 5 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 • • Scarlet Fever • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Whooping Cough 15 17 3 3 3 ...
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Meningitis 4 1 2 • • • • • • 1 1 1 • • Other Tuberculous diseases 7 3 2 1 3 • • 2 2 • • • • Meningitis (not Tuberculous) 7 3 3 • • • • 2 1 • • 3 1 Convulsions 17 17 5 2 3 5 6 3 3 7 Laryngitis 1 1 • • • • • • 1 1 • • • • • • Bronchitis 31 21 5 9 8 4 15 6 3 2 Pneumonia 68 44 30 19 11 8 14 10 13 7 Diarrhœa 9 6 6 2 3 1 • •...
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10 8 Gastritis 7 1 3 • • 2 1 • • • • 2 • • Syphilis 5 9 2 4 • • 2 1 1 2 2 Rickets 1 3 • • • • 1 • • • • 2 • • 1 Suffocation 3 10 • • 3 2 6 1 1 • • • • Injury at Birth 10 8 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 5 Atelectasis 17 13 6 3 3 5 4 3 4 2 Congenital Malformation 31 22 6 5 13 9 1 2 11 6 Premature Birth 130 116 45 40 26 33 34 23 25 20 At...
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Debility & Marasmus 82 40 22 10 19 15 27 9 14 6 Other causes 51 36 20 4 8 13 12 12 11 7 552 411 179 120 121 115 139 97 113 79 963 299 236 236 192 34 TABLE No. 21. INFANT DEATHS, 1919-1923. The Borough. Woolwich. West Plumstead. East Plumstead. Eltham. Cause of Death. Under 4 weeks 4 weeks1 year Under 4 weeks 4 weeks1 y...
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3 . . Scarlet Fever . . . . . . . . . . Whooping Cough . 32 . 6 . 6 . 9 . 11 Diphtheria . 4 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 Erysipelas . . . . . . . . . . Tuberculous Meningitis . 5 . 2 . . . 2 . 1 Other Tuberculous diseases. . 10 . 3 . 3 . 4 . . Meningitis (not Tuberculous) . 10 . 3 . 2 . 1 . 4 Convulsions 11 23 . 7 5 3 3 6 3 7 Laryn...
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Bronchitis 4 48 1 13 12 21 3 2 Pneumonia 11 101 4 45 1 18 2 22 4 16 Diarrhoea 3 12 1 7 2 2 3 . . Enteritis 7 77 2 25 2 15 2 20 1 17 Gastritis . 8 . 3 . 3 . . . 2 Syphilis 3 11 1 5 . 2 1 1 1 3 Rickets . 4 . . . 1 . 2 . l Suffocation 6 7 2 1 3 5 1 1 . . Injury at birth 18 . 4 . 2 . 3 . 9 . Atelectasis 29 1 9 . 7 1 7 . 6 ...
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31 22 6 5 15 7 1 2 9 8 Premature birth 228 18 81 4 51 8 52 5 44 1 Atrophy,Debility & Marasmus 69 53 19 13 19 15 22 14 9 11 Other causes 29 58 9 15 5 16 8 16 7 11 449 514 139 160 112 124 102 134 96 96 963 299 236 236 192 35 In view of the phenomenally low infantile mortality figure, I have investigated the records of th...
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In this Table, rates per 1,000 births have been calculated for groups of diseases. These groups are as follows :— (a) Infectious Diseases:— Smallpox, Chicken-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria and Erysipelas. (b) Tuberculous diseases. (c) Diseases of the nervous system:— Convulsions, Meningitis. (d...
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The great improvement in the infantile mortality rate of 1923 compared with that of the quinquennium 1904-1908 is largely due to the diminution in the incidence of digestive diseases, respiratory diseases and debility and marasmus. It will be noted from Table 22 that the improvement which has taken place is not so mark...
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If I read this Table correctly, there is evidence that this improvement is now beginning. Table No. 23 which follows, gives in similar detail corresponding information for the different registration districts for the quinquennium 1919-1923. 37 TABLE No. 22. INFANT MORTALITY, 1904-1923, Rates for stated Groups of Diseas...
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43 39.55 72.51 1909-1913 5.13 2.53 5.56 1399 12.66 1.27 32.42 9.71 83.27 4.71 16.60 1111 32.70 50.57 1914-1918 6.28 1.78 3.50 19.84 9.21 1.36 33.83 9.92 85.72 3.21 20.42 10.20 34.26 51.46 1919-1923 2.86 •98 2.86 10.78 6.95 •90 27.33 9.87 62.53 344 15.97 7.92 29.16 33.37 1923 1.39 •35 3.49 5.23 2.79 •35 21.
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97 7.33 42.90 3.48 14.30 4.19 25.11 17.79 The rates in each case are per 1,000 births. 38 TABLE No. 23. INFANT MORTALITY, 1919-1923. Rates for stated Groups of Diseases and for stated Age Periods Classified by Registration Districts. District. Groups. Totals. Sub-Divisions of Group "G," Death-rates. A B C D E F G H Con...
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73 2.45 7.84 5.88 •49 28.17 9.80 57.81 5.39 14.45 8.33 27.44 30.37 East Plumstead 3.39 1.57 2.61 11.99 6.51 •52 25.03 9.91 61.53 78 14.86 9.39 26.60 34.93 Eltham 3.82 •31 4.45 7.94 6.35 1.27 26.05 10.80 60.99 5.40 14.30 6.35 30.49 30.49 The Borough 2.86 •98 2.86 10.78 6.95 .90 27.33 9.87 62.53 3.44 15.97 7.92 29.16 33.
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37 The rates in each case are per 1,000 births. 39 SECTION III.—NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. NOTIFICATIONS. The total number of notifications, excluding duplicates, was 1,381, compared with 4,430 in 1922 and 3,611 in 1921. The decrease is due chiefly to the absence of measles, but there has been a diminution in the incidence o...
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The ratio between non-notified and the total tuberculosis deaths in 1922 was as 1 is to 6, and in 1923 was, as 1 is to 11. The following diseases are notifiable in the Borough:— (1) Pubhc Health (London) Act, 1891 (Section 55):— Cholera Puerperal fever Continued fever Relapsing fever Diphtheria Scarlatina or Scarlet En...
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Dysentery 7/1/1919 Malaria 7/1/1919 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 5/2/1914 Plague 19/9/1900 Pneumonia—Acute primary 7/1/1910 Pneumonia—Acute influenzal 7/1/1919 Trench fever 7/1/1919 Tuberculosis 19/12/1912 (3) Ministry of Health Regulations:— Encephalitis Lethargica (acute) .
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31/12/1919 (4) By resolution of the London County Council:— Anthrax (human) 26/4/1909 Cerebro-spinal fever 13/3/1912 Glanders (human) 26/4/1909 Hydrophobia (human) 26/4/1909 Poliomyelitis (acute) and Polio-encephalitis 13/3/1912 (5) By resolution of the Woolwich Borough Council:— Zymotic enteritis 25/8/1913 The followi...
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24. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Diseases. Total cases notified Cases admitted to Hospital.
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Total Deaths Diphtheria 152 147 2 Scarlet Fever 334 322 4 Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid) 16 12 — Puerperal Fever 8 5 3 Pneumonia 242 50 |65 Erysipelas 40 10 1 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 5 3 2 Poliomyelitis 6 4 — Encephalitis Lethargica 1 1 — Malaria 4 1 1 Dysentery 1 1 — Ophthalmia Neonatorum 18 8 — Zymotic Ente...
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Not Notifiable—information obtained from voluntary sources. † Deaths from Influenzal Pneumonia not included. No cases of Smallpox, Typhus fever, Cholera, Continued fever, Relapsing fever, Plague, Trench fever, Anthrax, Glanders, Hydrophobia, or Acute Polio-encephalitis were notified during the year. 42 TABLE No. 25. CA...
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45 and under 65 years. 65 and over. Diphtheria 152 .. 6 12 12 10 51 12 23 21 5 .. .. Scarlet Fever 334 3 11 20 28 32 150 45 21 18 6 .. .. Enteric Fever 16 .. 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 .. Puerperal Fever 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 2 .. . Erysipelas 40 . 1 . . 1 2 l 2 7 4 15 6 Pneumonia 242 12 15 8 16 7 29 8 11 47 27 43 19 Mala...
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Dysentery 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . Encephalitis lethargica 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 Cerebro-spinal meningitis 5 . 2 . . . 1 1 1 . . . . Poliomyelitis 6 1 . 2 3 . . . . . . . . Zymotic enteritis 49 20 1 8 2 . 5 l 1 1 . . . Tuberculosis Pulmonary Males 128 1 . . . . 3 . 24 42 26 30 2 Females. 117 .. .. 1 .. .. 5 8 23 48 ...
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8 8 47 90 45 42 3 Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary Males 30 1 4 1 2 8 2 3 7 2 3 3 .. Females. 36 .. 4 2 3 7 7 4 4 2 3 .. Total 66 1 8 3 2 5 9 10 11 6 5 6 .. Measles (including German 194 .. 1 1 6 25 156 4 .. 1 .. .. .. Measles) 1381 56 56 56 70 80 413 94 119 204 97 108 28 43 TABLE No. 26. Cases of Infectious Diseases Notifie...
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Case Rates per 1,000 Population. Woolwich. Plumstead. Eltham. Borough. Woolwich. Plumstead. Eltham. West. East. West. East. Diphtheria 152 29 44 44 35 1.09 0.89 1.07 1.24 1.14 Scarlet Fever 334 101 91 74 68 2.39 3.10 2.21 2.08 2.22 Enteric Fever 16 5 7 2 2 0.11 0.15 0.17 0.06 0.06 Puerperal Fever 8 4 1 2 1 0.06 0.12 0....
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31 0.24 0.37 0.23 Pneumonia 242 96 58 48 40 1.73 2.94 1.41 1.35 1.31 Malaria 4 2 1 1 0.03 . 0.05 0.03 0.03 Ophthalmia neonatorum 18 7 3 5 3 0.13 0.21 0.07 0.14 0.10 Dysentery 1 . . 1 . 0.01 . . 0.03 . Encephalitis lethargica 1 . 1 . . 0.01 0.02 . . Cerebro.spinal meningitis 5 2 1 . 1 0.04 0.06 0.02 0 03 0.03 Poliomyeli...
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06 0.07 . 0.03 Zymotic Enteritis 49 26 13 8 2 0.35 0.80 0.31 0.22 0.06 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 245 81 66 60 38 1.75 2.48 1.60 1.69 1.24 Tuberculosis (other forms) 66 14 14 28 10 0.47 0.42 0.34 0.79 0.33 Measles (including German Measles) 194 10 7 26 151 1.39 0.31 0.17 0.73 4.94 1381 387 321 313 360 9.86 11.86 7.78 8.80 ...
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DEATHS OP NOTIFIED CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (INCLUDING MEASLES), 1923. Diseases. Number of Deaths. All ages. Age groups. Under 1 1- 2- 3- 4- 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-35 35-45 45-65 65- Diphtheria 2 . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . Scarlet Fever 4 . . . . . 3 . . . . 1 Enteric Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerperal Fever 3 . . ....
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. . . . . . . . . 1 . Ophthalmia Neonatorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dysentery . . . . . . . . . . . . . Encephalitis Lethargica . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . Poliomyelitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zymotic Enteritis 17 8 2 2 1 . 1 1 . 1 . . 1 Tuberculosis—pulmonary Male...
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2 6 14 68 31 48 3 Tuberculosis—Non-pulmonary Males 9 1 . 2 l . . 1 1 1 . 2 . Females 10 . 1 . 1 4 . 1 2 . 1 . Total 19 1 1 2 l 1 1 1 2 3 . 3 . Measles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 22 7 7 3 3 12 9 17 78 37 73 18 45 TABLE No. 28. Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1901 to 1923. Year. Small-pox Diphtheria and Mem. Crou...
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Anterior Poliomyelitis Encephalitis lethargica. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Zymotic Enteritis.§ Anthrax. Malaria. Dysentery. Pneumonia.† Measles.‡ 1901 21 216 311 68 72 8 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 323 1902 228 233 267 50 98 11 189 1 . . . . . . . . . 646 1903 6 186 389 42 58 2 165 3 . . . . . . . . . 661 1904 6 163 472 25 74 5 ...
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387 528 40 97 8 176 . . . . . 366 . . . . 825 1907 . 275 1023 27 110 6 150 . 1 . . . 93 . . . . 1453 1908 . 362 596 19 90 6 154 . l . . . 173 . . . . 519 1909 . 268 1027 13 113 9 206 . . . . . 149 . . . . 768 1910 1 171 524 10 89 7 196 . l . . . 102 . . . . 396 1911 . 239 518 16 82 16 375 . l 3 . 8 866 . . . . 801 1912...
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7 1 3 34 123 1 61 7 123 1886 1920 1 427 538 6 82 13 428 . 6 . 3 29 31 . 29 1 136 1013 1921 . 592 1351 11 59 14 356 . 2 . 9 32 454 . 10 4 236 481 1922 . 437 511 8 37 11 305 1 2 4 3 26 31 . 11 . 345 2698 1923 . 152 334 16 40 8 311 . 5 6 1 18 49 . 4 1 242 194 * Voluntary Notification to 1910; partial to 1912; all cases th...
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‡ Measles compulsorily notifiable from 1/1/1916 to 31/12/1919. § Compulsory notification of Zymotic Enteritis commenced 1913. 46 MEASLES. Notification Statistics. The number of cases coming to the knowledge of the Department during the year was 194, as compared with 2,698 in 1922. This disease is not notifiable and we ...
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No departments in Schools were closed by the London County Council during the year. Removal to Hospital. Cases of measles are received into the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the certificate of the Medical Officer of Health. During the year, 5 cases were removed. SCARLET FEVER. Notification. During the ...
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Date admitted to hospital. Date discharged. Total days in hospital. Onset of secondary case. Remarks on primary case. 43 5/ 2/23 12/ 4/23 67 17/ 4/23 78 3/ 3/23 28/ 4/23 57 3/ 5/23 4/ 5/23 22 27/ 1/23 17/ 4/23 80 13/ 5/23 8/ 6/23 Eight otorrhcea 12 19/ 1/23 21/ 4/23 93 15/ 5/23 15 22/ 1/23 28/ 4/23 97 11/ 6/23 Nasal di...
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3/23 26/ 4/23 48 18/ 6/23 Nasal discharge: had otorrhcea in hospital Sore throat 166 27/ 6/23 26/ 7/23 30 3/ 8/23 7/ 8/23 159 14/ 6/23 1/ 8/23 49 8/ 8/23 160 16/ 6/23 1/ 8/23 47 1/ 9/23 135 19/ 5/23 5/ 7/23 48 10/ 8/23 Nasal discharge 184 30/ 7/23 20/ 9/23 53 26/ 9/23 1/10/23 169 29/ 6/23 9/ 8/23 42 19/10/23 24/10/23 H...
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9/23 20/11/23 52 15/12/23 142 16/10/23 18/12/23 64 22/12/23 Home Isolation. 12 cases, or 3.6 per cent. of cases, were isolated at home and in no instance did a return case occur. Regular inspections were made by the Sanitary Inspectors in order to ascertain that proper precautions for preventing the spread of disease w...
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The term “house” in this Table is synonymous with the term “family” except in two instances where two families are involved. TABLE No. 30. Dockyard St. Mary's River St. George's Burrage Herbert Glyndon St. Margaret's Central St. Nicholas Eltham Total houses Total Cases No.
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of houses in which 1 case occurred 12 13 20 32 10 13 16 17 10 40 46 229 229 2 cases occurred .. 1 3 .. 2 1 5 .. 2 5 8 27 54 3 ,, ,, .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. 4 1 1 2 13 39 4 ,, ,, .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 12 Total houses 12 16 24 34 12 15 21 22 13 47 56 272 334 This year the Ministry of Health have asked for information...
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The records do not give this information, and so the Table has been calculated shewing the case rate according to the total population living under these conditions at the time of the Census, 1921. 49 TABLE No. 31. Population in private families. Attack rates per 1,000. Less than 1 person per room 67,239 .79 1-2 person...
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All the return cases occurred in one family and the particulars are shewn in the following Table. TABLE No. 32. No. in Register Date admitted to Hospital. Date Discharged. Total days in Hospital. Onset of Secondary Cases. Remarks on primary case. 1922 436 26-12-1922 7-3-1923 72 14-3-1923 17-3-1923 22-3-1223 24-3-1923 2...
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Dockyard St. Mary's River St. George's Burrage Herbert Glyndon St. Margaret's Central St. Nicholas Eltham Total houses Total Cases No.
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of houses in which 1 case occurred 3 5 12 3 18 2 5 8 10 29 21 116 116 2 cases occurred .. 1 2 .. .. 1 3 .. .. 1 2 10 20 3 „ ,, .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 6 4 „ ,, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 ,, ,, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 10 Total houses 3 6 14 3 19 3 8 8 10 31 25 130 152 Similar information...
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Less than 1 person per room 67,239 .40 1-2 persons per room 54,447 1.53 More than 2 persons per room 10,270 3.31 Incidence of Diphtheria in Woolwich Families during the three years ending 31st March, 1923. During this period, 1,371 cases of diphtheria were notified, and the records regarding 1,318 cases occurring in or...
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It will be noted that in 84 per cent. of the families attacked, only one case occurred over a period of three years:— TABLE No. 35. No. of Cases in family. No. of Families. Total No. of Cases. Excluding Cases Notified more than once. No. of Families. No. of Cases. 1 896 896 902 902 2 123 245 122 244 3 33 99 29 87 4 8 3...
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In constructing this table, regard has been given to the fact that if a third case occurs in the family, a second must have occurred previously, and so, interpreted in this light, Table No. 35 reads as follows:—In 1,067 families, at least one case occurred; in 171, two cases; in 48, three eases; in 15, four cases; in 7...
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0— 2 30 1 1 — 32 — 4 26 7 1 — — — — 34 — 6 20 3 — 1 1 — — 25 — 8 13 6 1 — — — — 20 —10 8 6 4 — — — — 18 —20 23 9 3 3 2 2 1 43 —30 6 3 1 1 1 — — 12 Months. — 3 19 6 3 1 — — 1 30 — 6 5 2 — 1 1 1 — 10 Years .
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— 1 8 1 9 — 2 10 3 1 — — — — 14 — 3 3 1 — — — — — 4 Totals 171 48 15 7 5 3 2 251 It should be noted that this Table refers every case to the first case in the family, and takes no cognisance of the time between the second and third or between the fourth or fifth case, and it should read as follows:—32 subsequent cases ...
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37 which follows, compares the incidence of diphtheria amongst different sized families and for purposes of comparison the total families, as enumerated at the Census, has been used. In the comparison in the second half of the table it will be noted that simultaneous attacks, i.e., occurring within 48 hours, have been ...
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13 •• •• •• •• •• 2 6443 35 0.54 1 2.82 •• •• •• 3 7713 153 1.99 15 10.00 i 14 9.15 4 6318 239 3.78 27 11.29 4 23 9.62 5 4390 236 5.37 41 17.37 4 37 17.37 6 2784 154 6.47 29 18.83 6 23 14.93 7 1714 111 5.61 22 19.82 1 21 18.92 8 963 54 5.39 18 33.33 2 16 29.63 9 & over 1033 55 5.32 16 29.09 3 13 23.
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64 Not stated •• 27 •• 2 •• •• •• •• ENTERIC FEVER. Sixteen cases of enteric fever were notified during the year. In 3 cases the diagnosis was not confirmed. In the following Table the details of each case are shewn:— 54 TABLE No. 38. No. Date. Sex. Age. Diagnosis. Final Diagnosis. Result. 1923 1 Jan. 2 F. 10 Para Typh...
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5 Enteric Enteric Cured 7 July 6 F. 44 Enteric Para Typhoid B. Cured 8 July 30 M. 3 Enteric Lobar Pneumonia Cured 9 Sept. 9 F. 2 Enteric Typhoid Cured 10 Sept. 26 F. 26 Typhoid Para Typhoid B. Cured 11 Oct. 7 F. 51 Para Typhoid Not Typhoid Fever Cured 12 Oct. 11 F. 25 Typhoid Typhoid Cured 13 Oct. 16 F. 14 Typhoid Para...
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18 Enteric Typhoid Cured PNEUMONIA, MALARIA, DYSENTERY AND TRENCH FEVER. These diseases are compulsorily notifiable under the Public Health (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, etc.) Regulations, 1919. During the year the following number of cases was notified:— Pneumonia 242 Malaria 4 Dysentery 1 Trench Fever 0 55 Pneumoni...
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1919 123 125 1920 136 97 1921 236 98 1922 345 116 1923 242 65 It is perfectly clear that medical practitioners do not understand what forms of pneumonia are notifiable, and the common mistake seems to be in assuming that the description in the Regulations “Acute Primary Pneumonia” means Acute Lobar Pneumonia. It is tru...
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Two forms of the disease are generally recognised :— (a) Acute lobar or croupous pneumonia ; and (b) Acute lobular or broncho-pneumonia. Either of these may be either primary or secondary to some other recognised disease." One of the chief objects of notification of pneumonia was to obtain statistical evidence of the e...
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I am informed by the Secretaries of the various voluntary Nursing Associations in the Borough that the following number of cases of pneumonia were nursed during the year:— Woolwich and Plumstead Nursing Association 77 Eltham District Nursing Association 5 Silvertown and North Woolwich Nursing Association 4 St. Luke's P...
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pneumonia January 10 6 16 6 6 — 4 9 1 February 13 4 17 8 4 2 3 6 2 March 12 5 17 3 2 5 7 5 — April 19 9 28 5 — 9 14 9 4 May 16 10 26 7 5 10 4 3 2 June 16 7 23 3 6 6 8 6 July 12 9 21 8 4 — 9 2 August 11 5 16 8 7 — 1 2 — September 8 6 14 11 — 1 2 3 — October 9 1 10 4 2 1 3 3 — November 19 10 29 6 10 6 7 6 1 December 15 1...
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2 160 82 242 76 50 46 70 65 12 The next Table, No. 40, shews the distribution of pneumonia in each Ward in the Borough, classified according to the type of pneumonia given on the notification certificate:— TABLE No. 40. NOTIFICATION OF PNEUMONIA. Ward. Lobar. Broncho. Influenzal. Acute Primary. Total. Dockyard 5 3 2 6 ...
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2 2 3 7 St. Nicholas 16 7 2 16 41 Eltham 11 4 4 21 40 76 50 46 70 242 58 Malaria. The Regulations provide that it is the duty of the Medical Officer of Health to take all practical steps to ensure that persons suffering from Malaria are supplied with sufficient mosquito netting ; receive the necessary quinine treatment...
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A subsequent examination of his blood failed to show the presence of the malaria parasite. OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. Eighteen cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified during the year and eight cases were treated in hospital. In tabular form is shewn below, as required by the Ministry of Health, the result of each case...
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PUERPERAL FEVER. Eight cases of Puerperal fever were notified during the year and five were treated in hospital, four being in hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and one in a Poor Law Institution. Three deaths occurred. ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS. 49 cases of zymotic enteritis were notified, compared with 31 in 1922. T...
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Condition on 31st December, 1923. Treatment obtained. 1923. March 18 F. 2½ Bight leg affected. Now recovering under massage and electrical treatment. Able to walk. Out-patient, Miller Hospital May 25 F. 3 Hight leg affected. Now receiving electrical treatment and massage. Able to stand, but not able to walk. Guy's Hosp...
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In-patient, Woolwich Infirmary OTHER NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. No cases of Smallpox occurred and no special comment is required on the incidence of Whooping-cough, Erysipelas, or Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. The number of cases of these diseases is shewn in Table No. 28 and is below the average of preceding years. ...
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0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 .... 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 & upwards Total Primary Notifications. Under 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 Total Primary Notifications. Pulmonary Males 1 .. 3 .. 24 22 20 26 18 12 2 128 167 .. .. .. .. 2 14 111 ,, Females .. 1 5 8 23 21 27 19 12 .. 1 117 141 .. .. .. .....
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.. 1 1 1 3 17 „ Females .. 9 6 5 4 1 3 2 1 2 .. 33 34 .. 1 2 3 4 2 16 Total 2 19 16 15 58 45 51 50 32 16 3 307 374 .. 1 3 4 7 47 200 New Cases not Notified.
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This part of the report, which has been prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer, deals with the work of the Department under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, and under the Dispensary scheme approved by the Ministry of Health and the London County Council who contribute 50 per cent. and 25 per cent. resp...
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The total number of notifications received was 381, but 70 of these related to cases which had been previously notified so that the total number of new notifications was 311. The corresponding number for 1922 was 305. 17 cases of tuberculosis died before notification, compared with 32 in 1922. The total cases coming un...
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Year. Lungs. Meninges. Intestines and Peritoneum. Glands. Joints. Spine. Other Forms. All Causes. 1919 394 4 3 35 19 5 14 474 1920 359 7 5 24 17 11 5 428 1921 285 14 5 17 17 9 9 356 1922 245 8 5 16 20 5 6 305 1923 245 9 6 31 8 10 12 311 Cases of Tuberculosis in the District. The Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations...
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This work has been carried out throughout the year and the cases on the register at the end of the year can be classified as follows—the corresponding figures for 1922 being given for purposes of comparison :— 1923 1922 Number of cases reported to be well 1,360 1,278 Number of cases presumably suffering from active tub...
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Deaths. Death-rates. All Forms. Pulmonary. NonPulmonary. All Forms. Pulmonary. NonPulmonary. 1919 196 171 25 1.45 1.26 0.19 1920 188 161 27 1.32 1.13 0.19 1921 207 168 39 1.52 1.23 0.29 1922 190 163 27 1.37 1.18 0.19 1923 191 172 19 1.36 1.22 0.14 It will be seen from the above Table that 191 deaths were certified as d...
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Date notified as Tuberculosis Cause of Death. Remarks of Tuberculosis Officer. 1 24- 8-23 Zymotic Enteritis 2 21-12-11 Cerebral Hæmorrhage Was an arrested case of [Tuberculosis 3 23- 4-23 Sarcoma of Ileum 4 27- 9-19 Bronchiectasis 5 14- 9-22 Aortic Aneurysm 6 23- 3-23 Cancer of Lung 7 1- 3-21 Bronchitis 8 16- 9-22 Bron...
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— (4 tests) 11 29-11-20 Pernicious Anaemia 12 30-10-19 Bronchitis T.B. + 13 31- 1-23 Specific disease of Lung The period which elapsed between notification and death was as shewn below :— TABLE No. 47. Pulmonary. Percentage. Non-Pulmonary. Percentage.
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Not Notified 13 7.6 4 21.0 0—1 Months 24 13.9 10 52.6 1—3 21 12.2 — — 3—6 12 7.0 2 10.5 6—12 ,, 24 13.9 1 5.3 1—2 years 24 13.9 1 5.3 2—5 33 19.2 1 5.3 Over 5 years 21 12.2 — — 172 19 The ratio between non-notified and the total tuberculosis deaths, as will be seen from the Table shewn above, is therefore as one is to ...
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These arrangements were with the Seamen's Hospital for X-Ray examination of difficult cases ; with the London Hospital for the treatment of lupus, and with the Brompton Hospital for the provision of artificial pneumo-thorax refills. 42 cases were referred to the Seamen's Hospital; 2 cases (involving 52 attendances) wer...
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During the year this cooperation was improved by the introduction of a system under which all children so referred are reviewed once a year by these two officers in consultation, and such further measures as seem necessary are decided upon. Many children were referred direct to the School Clinic in Brewer Street for tr...
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This figure will steadily increase as soon as patients realise the importance of the examination of those in the same house for the detection of early cases of the disease. Home Nursing. The various local Nursing Associations have continued to render very valuable assistance in the nursing of patients who are confined ...
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During the year, 49 patients received treatment, the total number of attendances being 142. Patients receive dental treatment free, but when articial teeth are necessary, patients are assessed according to their means, each case being treated on its merits. Dentures were supplied in ten cases at a total cost of £39 10s...