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Chelsea 1929
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1929
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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 the year, 17 bulbs of serum were supplied to medical
practitioners, the cost to the Council being £8 18s. 6d. As yet no
application of the Schick test or of artifical immunization against the
disease has been made in the Borough.
SCARLET FEVER.
Notifications.—During the year, 149 cases of Scarlet Fever were
notified, the figure for 1928 being 118. Information was received from
the M.A.B. Hospitals that 9 of the cases proved not to be Scarlet Fever.
No " return " case of the disease occurred during the year.
Table No. 30 shows the incidence of the disease during the past two
years, while Table No. 31 covers the quinquennial periods since 1911.
Deaths.—There was no death from Scarlet Fever during the year,
TABLE No. 30.
| Year. | Cases Notified. | Percentage of Removals. | Deaths. | Case Mortality. Rate. | Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years. | Month of greatest prevalence. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 118 | 92 | — | — | 62 | May |
| 1929 | 149 | 94 | — | — | 64 | March |
TABLE No.. 31.
| Quinquennial Periods. | Average Annual case-rate per 1,000 population. | Average Annual Case-Mortality rate. | Average Annual percentage of cases removed to hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911-15 | 2.69 | 1.8 | 91 |
| 1910-20 | 1.95 | 1.0 | 92 |
| 1921-25 | 2.23 | 0.9 | 91 |
No application of the Dick test or of artificial immunization against
Scarlet Fever has yet been made in the Borough.