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 Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Date of Application Suspected Disease. Result of Examination.
January 3rd Diphtheria Diphtheria
February 1st Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
,, 25th Diphtheria Diphtheria
,, 27th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria.
,, 27th Diphtheria Pseudo-Diphtheria
,, 27th Diphtheria Pseudo-Diphtheria
March 27th Enteric Not Enteric
„ 27th Enteric Not Enteric
April 15th Tuberculosis Tuberculosis
„ 19th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria.
May 28th Diphtheria Diphtheria
June 31st Diphtheria Not Diphtheria.
July 6th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
„ 7th Diphtheria Diphtheria
,, 11th Diphtheria Diphtheria
„ 27th Enteric Not Enteric
August 28th Enteric Enteric
September 6th Diphtheria Diphtheria
6th Enteric Not Enteric
„ 9th Enteric Enteric
„ 25th Diphtheria Diphtheria
October 4th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
„ 8th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
,, 9th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
„ 11th Diphtheria Diphtheria
„ 11th Diphtheria Diphtheria
„ 14th Diphtheria Diphtheria
„ 25th Diphtheria Diphtheria
November 9th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
„ 15th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
„ 15th Diphtheria Diphtheria
„ 16th Diphtheria Pseudo-Diphtheria
December 5th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
„ 6th Phthisis Not Phthisis
„ 8th Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
„ 21st Diphtheria Not Diphtheria
„ 30th Phthisis Not Phthisis
Each year adds to the testimony of the efficacy of Antitoxin in
this disease, and many applications have been made at the office for
tubes which I store for the convenience of local practitioners.
When a case of Diphtheria occurs in a house where there are
young children, resort should be had to Antitoxin as a Prophylactic,
and all the children that have been exposed to the disease should be
given small doses of the remedy.