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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1935
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1935
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The following table gives details of the work of the clinic during the past two years.
TABLE No. 41a.
| Year. | No. of new cases. | Preliminary Schick Tested. | Commenced treatment without Schick Test. | Naturally Immune | Immunised. | Discontinued treatment and removed from register. | No. under treatment at end of year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PreSchool Age. | School Age. | PreSchool Age. | School Age. | ||||||
| *1934 | 18 | — | — | 18 | — | 18 | — | — | 18 |
| 1935 | 230 | 3 | 52 | 175 | 20 | 147 | 40 | 7 | 93 |
* Clinic opened in November, 1934.
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. Further details will be found on page 29.
SCARLET FEVER.
Notifications.— During the year, 146 cases of Scarlet Fever were
notified, the figure for 1934 being 193. Information was received from
the L.C.C. Hospitals that 10 of the cases proved not to be Scarlet Fever.
No "return" case of the disease occurred during the year.
Deaths.— There were two deaths from Scarlet Fever during the year.
Table 42 shows the incidence of the disease during the past two years.
TABLE No. 42.
| Year. | Cases Notified. | Percentage ofRemovals. | Deaths. | Case Mortality Rate. | Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years. | Month of greatestprevalence. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 193 | 96 | — | - | 67 | Mar. |
| 1935 | 146 | 95 | 2 | 1.4 | 68 | Jan. |
No application of the Dick test or of artifical immunization against
Scarlet Fever has yet been made in the Borough.
MEASLES (Including German Measles).
Statistics.— This disease is not notifiable. Information as to cases
occurring in the Borough is derived from the School Authorities, Hospitals
and medical practitioners. In addition, many cases are discovered by