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Acton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
544 cases were admitted during the year, compared with
718 during 1934.
On January 1st, there were 01 cases in the hospital,
and on January 1st, 1936, there were 44.
The following table gives a list of the cases admitted, together with the diseases from which the patients suffered.
| Acton. | Wembley. | Other districts | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 78 | 218 | 24 | 320 |
| Diphtheria | 70 | 92 | 40 | 208 |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Mumps | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| There were 12 deaths:- | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | |||
| Diphtheria | 11 | |||
The Scarlet Fever death was that of a Wembley patient, aged 35
years.
The Diphtheria deaths were distributed as follows:-
Acton 5
Wembley 4
Other districts 2
On 7 Scarlet Fever patients a complete mastoidectomy was performed,
and on two of these the operation was done on both sides.
| (a) For Diphtheria | Positive. | Negative. |
|---|---|---|
| Total Examinations 2873 | 321 | 2552 |
| Sent by Medical Practitioners | 45 | 378 |
| do. (re-examinations) | 10 | 35 |
| Sent from Isolation Hospital | 204 | 1172 |
| Convalescents (1st Swabs) | 4 | 27 |
| Contacts | 15 | 197 |
| do. (2nd examinations) | 2 | 20 |
| do. (3rd „ ) | 1 | 3 |
| Carrier's Swab. | 1 | - |
| precautionary Swabs | - | 29 |