Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following table shows the incidence of infecting cases discharged from the Isolation Hospital since 1921:—
YEAR. | SOARLRT FEVER. | Persons Infected "Return Cases" | Infecting Cases. | Percentage of infecting cases. | DIPHTHERIA. | Persons Infected " Return Cases" | Infecting Cases. | Percentage of infecting cases. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1921 | 571 | 14 | 12 | 2.1 | 189 | 2 | 1 | 0.53 |
1922 | 201 | 10 | 7 | 3.43 | 103 | — | — | — |
1923 | 100 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 113 | — | — | — |
1924 | 159 | 14* | 7 | 4.4 | 33 | — | — | — |
1925 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 43 | — | — | — |
1926 | 89 | 4 | 2 | 2.2 | 101 | — | — | |
1927 | 131 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 81 | — | — | — |
* Including two cases belonging to other hospitals.
Return, cases" mean cases occurring in the same house
or elsewhere and apparently traceable to the person released,
within a period of not less than twenty-four hours or not more
than twenty-eight days after his return or release from isolation.
The Medical Officer of Health visits all households where
return " cases of scarlet fever or of diphtheria have occurred,
and the infecting cases are carefully examined for some evidence
of continuing infection.
Schick testing.—A commencement has been made with the
Schick testing and subsequent immunization against diphtheria
of children brought to the various Maternity and Child Welfare
Centres, and the numbers so dealt with will be recorded in
subsequent reports.
No. of cases at commencement of 1927. | No. of cases added to register during 1927. | No. of cases removed from register during 1927. | No. of cases on register at end of 1927. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pul. | Non.-Pul. | Pul. | Non.-Pul. | Pul. | Non. Pul. | Pul. | Non.-Pul. | |
Males | 203 | 53 | 39 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 206 | 59 |
Females | 184 | 48 | 47 | 12 | 37 | 8 | 194 | 52 |