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Walthamstow 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Complications of Scarlet Fever :—
| No. of Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adenitis | 22 | |
| Adenitis (Suppurative) | 7 | |
| Albuminuria (lasting over 7 days) | 40 (18 on admission). | |
| Angina (late) | 8 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | |
| Catarrhal jaundice | 2 | |
| Endocarditis | 4 | |
| Nephritis | 7 | |
| Otorrhœa (lasting under 14 days) | 8 | (4 on admission). |
| Otorrhœa (lasting 14 days and upwards) | 23 | |
| Pericarditis | 1 | |
| Rheumatism | 11 | |
| Rhinorrhœa | 20 (8 on admission). | |
| Recrudescence of Disease | 5 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | |
| Facial Paralysis | 1 | |
Seven patients developed the disease after admission to Hospital.
Seven patients showed no symptoms of the disease at any time during
their stay in Hospital.
One patient, notified as Scarlet Fever, was suffering from Varicella
only.
Ten patients developed Varicella during convalescence.
Five developed Measles, all but one in less than a fortnight after
admission.
Three hundred and forty-four microscopical examinations of swabs
from throats and noses were done during the year.
TYPHOID FEVER.
Thirty-seven cases of this disease were notified during the year.
On three occasions only since 1899, were fewer cases recorded—our
yearly average being about 58 per 100,000 population for the past 10
years, and 130 for the years 1890-98.
The number of houses infected was 31, and the number of patients
removed to Hospital 22.
The true source of infection in sporadic cases is most difficult to
trace, and the cause assigned by the friends was invariably the eating of
mussels.