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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
Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Initials of Infecting Cases. | No. of days isolated. | Initials of Return Cases. | No. of days elapsing between release from isolation of infecting case and onset of illness of return Case. |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.H. or F.H. | 37 | E.H. | 11 after release of C.H. |
| 18 after 1st release of F.H. | |||
| J 21, then released for 6, re-isolated for 21 | R.H. | 28 after release of C.H. | |
| 35 after 1st release of F.H. | |||
| 1 after final release of F.H. | |||
| L.M. | 33 | R.M. | 5 |
| M.M. | 15 | ||
| F.D. | 31 | H.D. | 9 |
| L.D. | 14 | ||
| C.D. | 21 | ||
| G.W | 31 | D.W. | 4 |
| F.W. | 12 | ||
| M.W. | 23 | ||
| F.H. | 28 | M.H. | 139 |
In 8 instances the infecting case developed nasal discharge after return from Hospital, in 1
case ear discharge, and in 1 case enlarged cervical glands and nephritis. In 1 case otorrhoea was
present while in Hospital.
Table No. 24.
Giving particulars of multiple cases of Scarlet Fever occurring in houses in 1919.
| No. of Houses. | Per cent. of Houses. | No. of Cases. | Per cent. of Cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses in which 1 case occurred | 256 | 80.8 | 256 | 61.2 |
| 2 „ „ | 38 | 12.0 | 76 | 18.2 |
| 3 „ „ | 12 | 3.8 | 36 | 8.6 |
| 4 „ „ | 8 | 2.5 | 32 | 7.7 |
| 5 „ „ | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 6 „ „ | 3 | .9 | 18 | 4.3 |
| Totals | 317 | 100.0 | 418 | 100.0 |
Diphtheria.—The following Table No. 25 shews the number of notifications of Diphtheria
received year by year since 1892 together with other particulars.