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Tottenham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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* The actual number of cases dealt with up to December 31st was 382.
It will be seen however, that 383 are accounted for. From that number
has to be deducted one, which occurred in 1927, but in the same premises
as cases notified during 1926. This case has been included in order that a
complete record may be given of the multiple cases.
Multiple Home Cases, 1926 (including one treated in 1927) :•—
| No. occurring within 1 week after previous case | 24* |
| „ „ 2 weeks „ „ | 4 |
| „ „ 3 „ „ „ | 9 |
| „ „ 4 „ „ „ | 7 |
| „ „ 5 „ „ „ | 2 |
| „ „ 6 „ „ „ | 1 |
| „ „ 11 „ „ „ | 1 |
| „ „ 25 „ „ „ | 1 |
| 49† |
* In 11 of these instances, dual notifications were received simultaneously, and in 1 instance triple notifications.
| f This number includes certain cases wrongly diagnosed. | |
| Number of cases removed to hospital after treatment commenced | 3 |
| Number of notifications withdrawn | 5 |
| Number of cases wrongly diagnosed or indefinite | 57 |
| There were complications in 63 of the cases (including cases | |
| wrongly diagnosed or indefinite). | |
| The complications were as follows:'— | |
| Glands | 21# |
| Otorrhoea | 11 |
| Albuminuria | 11 |
| Rheumatism | 8 |
| Rhinorrhoea | 3 |
| Rhinorrhoea and Glands | 3 |
| Rhinorrhoea and Otorrhoea | 2 |
| Gland and Rheumatism | 1 |
| Nephritis | 1 |
| Gland and Otorrhoea | 1 |
| Otorrhoea and Albuminuria | 1 |
| 63 | |
* None of these suppurated.