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Medical Officer of Health calling to examine the other children
with a view to their returning to school, the bacteriological
examination of a swab from the throat of G. B. gave a positive
result. This information was forwarded to the parents on April
4th, requesting them to call in their usual medical attendant and
isolate the patient. There were at this time no clinical
symptoms; this intimation was duly received by the parents on
April 5th. On our making further enquiries on April 6th as to
whether a medical man had been called in or no it was found
that no one was in attendance but that the Parish Doctor was to
be called in the next day. A notification was duly received, and
the patient removed to Hospital on the 10th April.
D. J. W., aged 4 years, 37, O. W. Road, was notified as
suffering from Diphtheria and removed to the Hospital on
May 11th; on making enquiry as to the source of infection in
this case the patient's mother stated that D. J. W. had apparently
been ill for some weeks, and that on the evening of April 5th,
Mrs. B., of 31, L. Road, called to see her having with her the
above-mentioned child G. B. The two children, G. B. and
D. J. W. played together, and in the course of conversation
Mrs. B. is stated to have said that she had received a note from
the Medical Officer of Health saying that G. B. had diphtheria
germs in her throat, and that it did not seem to affect her much
by the way she was playing with D. G. W.
F. B., 59, W. P. Road, was notified as suffering from
Diphtheria on June 26th the patient being treated at home; it
appears that this child complained of sore throat on Monday,
May 22nd. The mother took the child to see a medical man,
who told her that the throat was very suspicious of, diphtheria,