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Diphtheria Anti-toxin. Anti-toxin is supplied, in prophylactic and
in curative doses, free of charge to any medical practitioner requiring
it for Chelsea patients. An anti-toxin syringe, needles and steriliser are
also available. Anti-toxin can be obtained at the Public Health Department,
daily during office hours, or at any hour, day or night, at the
premises of Messrs. Timmis and Richards, Chemists, 432, King's Road,
S.W. 10. During 1925, ten bulbs of serum were supplied to medical
practitioners, the cost to the Council being £3 16s. lOd. As yet no
application of the Schick test or of artificial immunization against the
disease has been made in the Borough.
SCARLET FEVER.
Notifications. During the year, 87 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified,
the figure for 1924 being identical. Information was received from the
M.A.B. Hospitals that five of the cases proved not to be Scarlet Fever.
One "return" case of the disease was discovered during the year and
necessary action taken.
Table No. 32 shows the incidence of the disease during the years 19211925,
while Table No. 33 covers the seven quinquennial periods since
1891.
Deaths. There were no deaths from Scarlet Fever in 1925.