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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
Crayford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Alum Precipitated Toxoid in two doses (0.1 cc and
0.5 cc.) is now used as a routine. No special pressure is put
upon parents to have the Schick Test done subsequently. They
are told that to provide full assurance it ought to be done and
facilities are offered.
| CASES | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Treated | |||||
| At Home | In Hospital | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | _ | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 25 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 35 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| 45 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| 55 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Ratio of non-notified Deaths to total Tuberculosis Deaths = 8 : 20
The doctors attending these non-notified cases were written to in
each case.
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