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Chelsea 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1926
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A summary of Enteric and Para Typhoid B cases for the years 1925 and 1926 is given below:— TABLE No. 33.
| Year. | Enteric. | Para Typhoid B. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Recovered. | Fatal. | Cases. | Recovered. | Fatal. | |
| 1925 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 1926 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Six specimens of blood were examined during the year for the Widal
reaction and proved negative.
PNEUMONIA, MALARIA, DYSENTERY AND TRENCH FEVER.
These diseases are compulsorily notifiable under the Public Health
. (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, etc.) Regulations, 1919.
During the year the following numbers of cases were notified:—
| Pneumonia | 145 |
| Malaria | None |
| Dysentery | None |
| Trench Fever | None |
Pneumonia. All primary pneumonias, lobar or lobular, are notifiable.
The only secondary pneumonia which is notifiable is influenzal pneumonia.
The notifications and deaths from pneumonia during 1925 and 1926:—
| Notifications. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 107 | 74 |
| 1926 | 145 | 67 |
Nursing Provision. By arrangement with the Chelsea District Nursing
Association, all cases of Pneumonia receive adequate nursing attention
where the circumstances render this necessary.
Malaria. The Regulations provide that the Medical Officer of Health
shall take all practical steps to ensure that persons suffering from malaria
are supplied with sufficient mosquito netting; receive adequate quinine
treatment during the attack and subsequently; and receive appropriate
advice as to precautions necessary to prevent the spread of the disease.
No case of malaria was notified in 1926.
PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Four cases of Puerperal fever and four cases of Puerperal Pyrexia
were notified during the year. Of these, seven were removed to hospital,
one of which proved fatal.