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Stoke Newington 1926
[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 1926, together with the results of the
| Disease. | Results. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | ||
| Phthisis | 19 | 76 | 95 |
| Diphtheria | 29 | 254 | 283 |
| Enteric | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 51 | 332 | 383 |
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 much more prevalent than in the preceding
year, the cases notified furnishing a rate of 3.65 per 1,000
of the population, as against a rate of 210 for England and Wales
generally. The cases were of a mild type, and no deaths resulted
from 194 cases. The present-day mildness of the disease is
impressed by the fact that in 1921—a record year of prevalence—
453 cases were notified but not a single death from this disease took
place. In view of this fact, there is a strong case for limiting the
number of those who should receive hospital isolation and care.