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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Camberwell 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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diphtheria notified during the year. Excluding those occurring
in Institutions, secondary and " return," there were 676 cases.
Of these 662 were removed to isolation hospitals.
TABLE A. Diphtheria. Analysis of Cases.
| No. of Cases. | No. of persons per room in invaded houses. | Rate per thousand persons under 15 years of age in invaded houses susceptible to attack. |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | 1 | 648.1 |
| 350 | Between 1 and 2 | 304.0 |
| 69 | 2 | 249.0 |
| 114 | Between 2 and 3 | 203.9 |
| 23 | 3 | 167.8 |
| 10 | Between 3 and 4 | 142.8 |
| 5 | 4 | 172.4 |
TABLE B. No. of other Persons sleeping in Patient's Room.
| No. of Instances. | No. of Persons. |
|---|---|
| 92 | 1 |
| 199 | 2 |
| 201 | 3 |
| 89 | 4 |
| 18 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 8 |
TABLE C. Occupants or Patient's Room who contracted Disease within Incubation Period.
| No. of Cases. | |
|---|---|
| 5 instances of remaining occupant contracting disease | 5 |
| 3 do. both occupants | 15 |
| 9 do. one of two do. | |
| 2 do. two of three occupants | 14 |
| 10 do. one do. do | |
| 1 do. four occupants | 18 |
| 1 do. three of four do. | |
| 3 do. two do. do. | |
| 5 do. one do. do. | |
| 1 do. three of five occupants | 11 |
| 2 do. two do. do. | |
| 4 do. one do. do. | |
| 1 do. two of six occupants | 3 |
| 1 do. one do. do. | |
| 1 do. one of seven occupants | 1 |
Scarlet Fever.
There were 598 cases of scarlet fever notified during 1924.
Of these 539 were removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's