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Infectious Diseases
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.—There were 7 " return " cases of Scarlet Fever and
none of Diphtheria during the year. The usual period allowed when speaking of a " Return
Case " is 28 days after the return home of a case from Hospital, or 28 days after the release of a
case from isolation at home.
No cases of Diphtheria were notified from the North Hyde School during the year.
Use is made of the Dick reaction in connection with query cases of Scarlet Fever at Mogden
Hospital. Scarlet Fever serum is used in nearly all cases at the hospital.
The Staff of Mogden Hospital is Schick tested and immunised.
Scarlet Fever.—The following table shows the number of cases which have been notified,
and the number and percentage of cases which have been removed to Hospital:—
No. of civil cases notified. 224
No. of civil cases removed to Hospitals 205
Percentage of cases removed to Hospitals 91.51
The incident rate of Scarlet Fever in the civil population (95,000) was 2.36 per 1,000.
There were no deaths from this cause during the year.
Diphtheria.—-The following table shows the number of notifications received and the percentage
of cases of Diphtheria removed to Hospital:—
No. of civil cases notified . 21
No. of civil cases removed to Hospitals 21
Percentage of cases removed to Hospitals 100
The incident rate per 1,000 of the civil population was 0.22. Five cases occurred in
institutions during the year. Two deaths occurred from this disease, i.e., a case mortality rate
of 9.52 per cent. One child died in February and one in August. Both were between 5 and 10
years of age.
For the last five years the deaths from Diphtheria have been as follows :—
Year. Year. Year. Year. Year.
1932 3 1933 2 1934 4 1935 3 1936 2
It is interesting to record that the total number of cases of Diphtheria notified this year
has been the lowest since 1895, i.e., for a period of 41 years, during which time the population
has increased by roughly 70,000.