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Chelsea 1937
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1937
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The following table gives details of the work of the clinic during the past two years.
| 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. | ||||||
| 1936 | 221 | 3 | 49 | 135 | 20 | 115 | 55 | 7 | 80 |
| 1937 | 209 | — | 49 | 162 | 14 | 135 | 60 | 10 | 76 |
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 28.
SCARLET FEVER.
Notifications.—During the year, 96 cases of Scarlet Fever were
notified, the figure for 1936 being 154. 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 were no 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 of Removals. | Deaths. | Case Mortality Rate. | Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years. | Month of greatest prevalence. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 154 | 96 | — | — | 65 | June |
| 1937 | 96 | 99 | — | — | 55 | Jan. |
No application of the Dick test or of artificial 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