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Immunisation of Nursing Staff at the London Homoeopathic Hospital.
The arrangements made in June, 1930, with the authorities of the London
Homoeopathic Hospital for the Medical Officer of the Council's Immunisation Clinic
to Schick test and immunise the nursing staff were continued during 1938.
At this hospital Schick testing of all newcomers and immunisation of positives
is now customary.
From June, 1930, till the end of December, 1938, 231 nurses were tested;
19 of these were tested for the first time in 1938, 12 being positive and 7 negative.
Eight positive cases were inoculated, the remainder left the hospital before
completion of the course of immunisation.
Scarlet Fever.
There were 59 notifications of scarlet fever. All were removed to hospital.
Eight of these were returned from hospital diagnosed as not suffering from this
disease.
From one hospital in the Borough 15 in-patients were notified as so suffering;
all non-residents of Holborn.
There were no "return" cases of scarlet fever, i.e., secondary cases
occurring after the return home of the primary case. Eight notifications of
"secondary" cases were received.
There was no death from this disease.
9,325 cases of scarlet fever were notified in London with 28 deaths.
Acute Rheumatism in Children.
Acute rheumatism has been notifiable in Holborn since 1st April, 1929, under
a series of regulations made by the Minister of Health. The present regulations
are the Holborn (Acute Rheumatism) Regulations, 1938, dated 6th December,
1938, which continue in force the requirements as to notification until 31st
December, 1941.
Acute rheumatism as defined by the Regulations means: —
(i) Rheumatic pain or arthritis, if accompanied by a rise in temperature;
(ii) Rheumatic chorea (St. Vitus' dance);
(iii) Rheumatic carditis.
Information of five cases was received in 1938.