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DIPHTHERIA.
The total notifications received numbered 427 and the total removals
to hospital were 422. 65 patients were certified to be suffering from
other diseases, leaving a total of 362 cases, the attack-rate being 2.17
per 1,000 of population.
17 deaths occurred, giving a fatality rate of 4.7 per cent.
SCHICK TEST AND IMMUNISATION FROM
DIPHTHERIA.
A Special Report was submitted to the Public Health and Housing
Committee in October and is included as an appendix to this Report. On
the recommendation of the Committee, the Report was adopted by the
Council and application made to the Minister of Health under Section
77 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, for sanction to the scheme
as outlined in the Report. The sanction of the Minister of Health was
received early in 1928 and the Clinic was opened in June, 1928.
DIPHTHERIA ANTI-TOXIN.
97,500 units of diphtheria anti-toxin were issued to medical
practitioners during the year.
ENTERIC FEVER.
Five notifications were received and 3 patients were removed to
hospital. One patient was later certified to be not suffering from Enteric
Fever, leaving a total of four cases for the year, the attack-rate being
0.02 per 1,000 of population.
No deaths from Enteric Fever occurred during the year.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
1,740 swabbings from doubtful cases of diphtheria were examined.
Of these, 203 gave positive results (11.7 per cent.).
6 blood specimens from doubtful cases of Enteric Fever were examined.