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Chelsea 1942

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942

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Table: The following table gives details of the work of the clinic during the past FOUR years.TABLE 41A.

The following table gives details of the work of the clinic during the past FOUR years.

TABLE 41A.

YearNo. of new cases.Preliminary Schick Tested.Commenced treatment without Schick Test.Naturally ImmuneImmunised.Discontinued treatment and removed from register.No. under treatment at end of year.CHILDREN IMMUNISED IN COUNTRY AND POST SCHICK AT CLINIC.
Preschool Age.School Age.Preschool Age.School Age.
1939241336202161642210125—
194019142216512160193118—
194175453963531491514202929—
194286642325601202523291610270

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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. Further details will-be found on page 28.
SCARLET FEVER.
Notifications.—During the year, 6V cases of Scarlet Fever were
notified, the figure for 1 (.)ht being J2& Information was received from
the L.C.C. Hospitals that 4 of the cases proved not to be Scarlet Fever.
The actual number of cases was therefore63. No '* return " case of the
disease occurred during the year.
Deaths.—There was /VO leath from Scarlet Fever during the year.

Table: The following table gives details of the work of the clinic during the past FOUR years.TABLE 41A.

The following table gives details of the work of the clinic during the past FOUR years.

TABLE 41A.

YearNo. of new cases.Preliminary Schick Tested.Commenced treatment without Schick Test.Naturally ImmuneImmunised.Discontinued treatment and removed from register.No. under treatment at end of year.CHILDREN IMMUNISED IN COUNTRY AND POST SCHICK AT CLINIC.
Preschool Age.School Age.Preschool Age.School Age.
1939241336202161642210125—
194019142216512160193118—
194175453963531491514202929—
194286642325601202523291610270

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Xo application of the Dick test or of artificial immunization against
Scarlet Fever has yet been made in the Borough.
MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH.

Table: Table 42 shows the incidence of the disease during the past FOURyears.TABLE No. 42.

Table 42 shows the incidence of the disease during the past FOURyears.

TABLE No. 42.

Year.Cases (Corrected).Percentage of Removals.Deaths.Case Mortality Rate.Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years.Month of greatest prevalence.
19394888——57FEB
19401392——31JAN
19411896——55FEB
19426395——77AUG