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Chelsea 1932
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1932
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Return Cases.—No " return " case of the disease occurred during
the vear.
TABLE No. 37.
| Year | Cases Notified. | Percentage of Removals. | Deaths | Case Mortality Rate- | Percentage of casesof School age (3-13 years) | Monthof greatest prevalence. | Bacterioscopic Diagnosis, Lister Institute. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Specimens submitted | Positive. | Percentage Positive. | Negative. | Percentage Negative. | |||||||
| 1931 | 79 | 99 | 2 | 2.8 | 59 | June | 226 | 17 | 7.5 | 209 | 92.5 |
| 1932 | 110 | 99 | 2 | 1.9 | 55 | Mar. | 317 | 25 | 7.8 | 292 | 92.2 |
It will be observed that there was a large increase in the number
of cases notified in 1932. The percentage of removals to the L.C.C.
Hospitals was high, and the case mortality rate was lower than that for
1931.
Information was received from the L.C.C. that 4 of the cases sent
to Hospital in the course of the year proved not to be suffering from
diphtheria.
Of the 110 cases notified, 55 occurred in Stanley Ward, 29 in Church
Ward, 10 in Cheyne Ward, 8 in Hans Town Ward, and 8 in Royal Hospital
Ward.
Diphtheria Anti-toxin.—Anti-toxin is supplied, in prophylactic and
in curative doses, free of charge to any medical practitioner requiring
it for Chelsea patients. An anti-toxin syringe, needles and steriliser
are also available. As yet no application of the Schick test or of artificial
immunization against the disease has been made in the Borough. Further
details will be found on page 29.
SCARLET FEVER.
Notifications.—During the year, 176 cases of Scarlet Fever were
notified, the figure for 1931 being 94. Information was received from
the L.C.C. Hospitals that 4 of the cases* proved not to be Scarlet Fever.
No " return " case of the disease occurred during the year.
Deaths.—There was one death from Scarlet Fever during the year.
Table 38 shows the incidence of the disease during the past two years.
TABLE No. 38.
| Year. | Cases Notified. | Percentage ofRemovals. | Deaths. | Case Mortality Rate. | Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years. | Month of greatestprevalence. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 94 | 93 | — | — | 53 | Feb. |
| 1932 | 176 | 92 | 1 | 0.6 | 76 | Oct. |