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Stoke Newington 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES.
The "diagnosis outfits" supplied by the Council to the medical
practitioners in Stoke Newington are of great service.
The following is a statement of the applications received during 1924, together with the results of the examinations performed at ihe Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London.
| Disease. | Results. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | ||
| Phthisis | 16 | 79 | 95 |
| Diphtheria | 37 | 178 | 215 |
| Enteric | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 53 | 258 | 311 |
Many applications have been made at the office for tubes of
Diphtheria "antitoxin," which I store for the convenience
of local practitioners.
A limited amount of "antitoxin" is supplied free of cost to
those who are judged to be unable to pay for it. The expenditure
on this account is limited to £10 per annum, except in years of
epidemic prevalence of Diphtheria.
SCARLET FEVER.
This infectious disease was far less prevalent than in the preceding
year, the cases notified furnishing a rate of 16 per 1,000
of the population, as against a rate of 2.16 for England and Wales
generally. The cases were of a mild type, and no deaths resulted.
DIPHTHERIA.
The notified cases of Diphtheria during 1924, were
exceptionally high, and were considerably higher than those of the
preceding year. They furnished a case-rate of 1.9 per 1,000 of the
population, as against a case-rate of 1.07 for England and
Wales generally. The deaths from this disease numbered 5.