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Hornchurch 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
Summary of Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1934.
| Disease | Cases Notified | Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 226 | 123 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 158 | 151 | 12 |
| Enteric Fever (inc. Paratyphoid) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 26 | 7 | — |
| Erysipelas | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Included in the above are 4 cases of Diphtheria and 4 cases of Scarlet
Fever which occurred among the children in the Hornchurch Children's
Home and were removed to a London County Council Hospital.
The following table shows the number of notified cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria in stated age-groups:—
| Years | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | 20 | 11 |
| 4 | 11 | 10 |
| 5—9 | 107 | 82 |
| 10—14 | 36 | 22 |
| 15—19 | 8 | 13 |
| 20—34 | 22 | 11 |
| 35—44 | 3 | 1 |
| 45—64 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 0 | 0 |
| 226 | 158 |
Scarlet Fever.
226 cases of Scarlet Fever giving a rate of 4.3 per 1,000 of the population
were notified as compared with 209 and a rate of 5.4 in the year
1933.
The case rate in England and Wales was 3.76.
Most of the cases were mild in character.
There were 2 deaths, one child aged 7 dying in hospital from nephritis
and a male adult dying at home from septicaemia.
The uncomplicated cases were detained in hospital about 28 days.
Antiscarlet serum was administered to all severe cases and to other
cases admitted early in the disease.
The following table shows the number of cases notified in each ward
during each month of the year