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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
Croydon 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SCARLET FEVER.
The total number of Scarlet Fever cases admitted during the year was 147
a decrease of 123 on 1959. 138 cases ore admitted. from the Borough and 9 from Penge.
4 cases sent in as Scarlet Fever were hot suffering from the disease, leaving a total of 143
| Serum Cases | Non- Serum Cases | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases | 48 | 95 | 143 | ||
| Adenitis | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Otorrhoea | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Rhinorrhoea | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Rheumatism | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Relapses | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Secondary Sure Throat | - | 2 | 2 | ||
No deaths occurred amongst the scarlet fever cases.
AGES & SEXES AMITTED.
| M | F | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 4-5 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 5-10 | 23 | 28 | 51 |
| 10-15 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 15-20 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 20-30 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 30 & over | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 79 | 68 | 147 |
DIPHTHERIA.
1ll cases wore admitted with a diagnosis of Diphtheria., a decrease of 204
cases on 1939. Of these 14 were found not to be casos of Diphtheria and 35 wore
cases of positive swabs without clinical symptoms, leaving 62 cases of true clinical
diphtheria. There wore 7 deaths, a mortality of 11.3%.
Analyses of 62 case's:-
| Faucial diphtheria | 54 |
| Nasal diphtheria | 6 |
| Laryngeal diphtheria | 1 |
| Faucial and nasal diphtheria | 1 |
| Total | 62 |
The following complications and sequelae occurred-amongst the diphtheria cases-
| Rhinorrhoea | 6 |
| Otorrhoea | 2 |
| Adenitis | 5 |
| Heart failure | 8 |
| Albuminuria | 1 |
| Secondary sore throat | 2 |
| Pericarditis | 1 |
| Paralysis - Palatal | 5 |
| Eyes | 5 |