[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch] page 12

Shoreditch 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: RETURN CASESDuring the year 14 instances where "return" eases of scarlet fever occurred came under observation. The particulars are briefly as follows:—

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RETURN CASES

During the year 14 instances where "return" eases of scarlet fever occurred came under observation. The particulars are briefly as follows:—

Number of Cases.	Length of time in Hospital.	Interval between the return of the primary (infecting) case and the occurrence (invasion of) the secondary or return case	Lesions observed in the primary case on return from hospital.	Number of cases resulting from Primary case.	Remarks.
1	51 days.	4 days	Discharge from nose and ears.	1	Primary ease, a female Doubtful—probability of infection from another source.
2	60 „	4 „	Enlarged tonsils.	1	Primary case, a female. Was herself a "reiurn" case.
3	44 „	7 „		1	Primary case, a female. Doubtful — probability of infection from another source.
4	54 „	27 „		3	Primary case, a male. Doubtful—probability of infection from another source.
5	98 „	7 „		1	Primary case, a male. Doubtful—probability of infection from another source.
6	49 „	4 „	Left tonsil enlarged.	1	Primary case, a female.
7	41 „	21 „		1	Primary case, a female. Two days after her return from hospital she possibly had a second attack of scarlet fever.
8	61 „	2 „	Discharging sore by right thumb nail. Nasal discharge after return.	1	Primary case, a female.
9	58 „	3 „	Nasal discharge. Scab below left ear.	1	Primary case, a male.
10	61 „	2 „	Slight discharge from ears.	1	Primary case, a male.
11	45 „	9 „	Discharge from nose after return home.	1	Primary case, a female.
12	68 „	27 „		1	Primary case, a male. Doubtful—probability of infection from another source.
13	50 „	8 „	Nasal discharge after return. Desquamating fingers and toes.	2	Primary case, a male.
14	59 „	3 „	Chapped lips. Subsequently developed sty on one of her eyelids.	3	Primary case, a female.