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Croydon 1942
[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 499, an increase of 330 on 1941. The type of disease
admitted during the year was of moderate severity.
The following complications and sequelæ occurred amongst
the true Scarlet Fever cases:—
TABLE B.
| Serum Cases. | Non-Serum Cases. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cases | 106 | 393 | 499 |
| Albuminuria | — | 1 | 1 |
| Adenitis | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Otorrhoea | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| Rhinorrhoea | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Relapse | — | 2 | 2 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | — | 1 |
| Oedema of Lung | 1 | — | 1 |
| Quinsy | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis | — | 3 | 3 |
The average stay in hospital of serum cases was 29 days and
of non-serum cases 29.5 days.
Three deaths occurred amongst the Scarlet Fever cases, two
being complicated by broncho-pneumonia and one by oedema of
the lungs.
The number of complications amongst the 393 non-serum
cases was 51, whereas the complications amongst the serum cases
was 16.
There was a marked increase of the disease from September
to January, after which the disease declined.
M.B.693 was again found useful in clearing up persistent
otorrhoea, and M. 13.760 when the otorrhœa was due to a staphyloccocal
infection.