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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Variola Minor. Table showing vaccinal condition of patients.
| Ages. | Vaccinal condition at time of infection. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Successfully vaccinated. | (b) Successfully re-vaccinated. | (c) Unvaccinated. | (d) Doubtful. | |
| 24 | – | – | × | – |
| 13 | – | – | × | – |
| 20 | – | – | × | – |
| 12 | – | – | × | – |
| 9 | – | – | × | – |
| 16 | – | – | × | – |
| 8 | – | – | × | – |
| 9 | – | – | × | – |
| 62 | × | × | – | – |
| 42 | – | – | × | – |
| 24 | – | – | × | – |
| 17 | – | – | × | – |
| 17 | – | – | × | – |
| 84 | × | – | – | – |
| 57 | × | × | – | – |
| 26 | – | – | × | – |
| 10 | – | – | × | – |
| 12 | – | – | × | – |
The incidence of scarlet fever remained heavy as in previous
years, but with a low fatality rate.
A slight increase was recorded in the number of cases of diphtheria.
There was a marked decrease in the number of notifications of
pneumonia, which may be attributed to the absence of an influenzal
epidemic during the year.
Ophthalmia notifications numbered 20 as compared with 14
in 1933.
Among the infectious diseases which affect the nervous system,
there was a decrease in the number of cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis
reported, and no cases of encephalitis lethargica were notified.
There was an increase in the number of cases of poliomyelitis in 1934,
viz., five as compared with two in 1933.
Post-Vaccinal Encephalitis.
One case of post-vaccinal encephalitis came to the notice of this
department and the facts of the case were submitted to the Ministry.
It appeared that a boy aged 6 years was primarily vaccinated by
a private practitioner on September 9th, 1934. Government lymph
was not used. He became ill approximately three weeks later with
headache and fever. He was admitted to hospital and died on
September 29th, 1934. The cause of death was stated to be due to