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Ilford 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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In 1939, under the arrangements mentioned in the 1935 Report, 14 private
doctors were supplied with prophylactic for the immunisation of 36 children
(24 under 5 years and 12 over 5 years of age). The following is a brief
summary :—
1938 Cases :
Final Schick Test in 1939:—
Negative 15
Positive and re-inoculated 4
Positive and not re-inoculated (left district) 3
No final Schick Test, left district, etc. 6
Of the 6 cases notified, 3 were admitted to St. Margaret's Hospital, 2 were treated at home by private medical practitioners ; and 1 was treated as an out-patient at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital.
| Cases | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Treated | |||||
| At Home | In Hospital | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
(e) Enteric Fever.—11 cases of enteric fever were notified, 8 being due to
infection by B. Para-typhosus B, and 3 to infection by B. Typhosus, one of
the latter being an inmate of the Claybury Mental Hospital.
One case of Para-typhoid Fever and one of Typhoid Fever died. In
none of the 11 cases was it possible to find the source of infection, although
extensive investigations were made.
1939 Cases :
Numbers inoculated (full course) by medical practitioners 36
Final Schick Test—Negative 12
Positive and re-inoculated 1
No final Schick Test, left district, etc. 9
Forms not yet returned 7
To be Schick Tested in 1940 7
(d) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—6 casea were notified during 1939.