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Camberwell 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Enteric Fever Cases Table.
| Sex. | Age. | Date of Notification. | Notified as | Results of Bacteriological Examinations. | Source of infection. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. | 41 | 24/2/35 | Enteric fever. | Positive for dysentery. | Not traced. |
| F. | 26 | 2/3/35 | Do. | Positive for typhoid. | Do. |
| M. | 50 | 15/4/35 | Paratyphoid. | Negative. | Do. |
| M. | 29 | 3/5/35 | Paratyphoid B. | Positive for Para. B. | Do. |
| F. | 12 | 4/5/35 | Do. | Do. | Do. |
| F. | 33 | 14/9/35 | Do. | Do. | Do. |
| F. | 19 | 26/10/35 | Do. | Do. | Do. |
| F. | 38 | 23/11/35 | Do. | Do. | Do. |
Pneumonia.
Lobar or Lobular pneumonia provided it is primary or secondary
to influenza is notifiable. There were 41 cases of influenzal
pneumonia and 117 of acute primary pneumonia notified during the
year as compared with 28 and 129 respectively in 1934 ; 88 patients
were nursed in institutions. Under the Council's district nursing
scheme 39 patients received nursing attention in their own homes.
These cases were visited by Officers of the Department, who
stressed the importance of isolation in a separate room, and
the provision of a sputum pot and disinfecting fluid in every case.
Attendants on the patient were also recommended to gargle and
to use a nasal douche, and persons in attendance on patients
suffering from influenzal pneumonia were advised to wear a face
mask. Pneumonia all forms was responsible for 157 deaths in
1935.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. Five cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis were notified. Particulars of these cases appear in the subjoined table.
| Sex. | Age. | Date of notification. | Date removed to hospital. | Bacteriologically confirmed. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | 10 | 11/3/35 | 11/3/35 | No. | Died.* |
| F. | 11 | 13/4/35 | 13/4/35 | Yes. | Died. |
| F. | 20 | 2/5/35 | 2/5/35 | No. | †Recovered. |
| F. | 58 | 4/6/35 | 4/6/35 | No. | †Recovered. |
| F. | 6/12 | 24/12/35 | 24/12/35 | Yes. | Died. |
Certified cause of death T.B. Meningitis.
Discharged from hospital as not suffering from the disease.