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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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SECTION III.
Infectious and Other Diseases.
The number of cases notified during the year, excluding
Chicken-pox, was 199, against 168 in the preceding
year.
Two hundred and sixty-two cases of Chicken-pox
were notified, against 144 in 1903.
The following table gives the number reported during the preceding ten years:—
| 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 86 | 67 | 193 | 93 | 167 | 111 | 243 | 82 | 109 | 76 | 129 |
| Diphtheria | 22 | 32 | 23 | 89 | 35 | 49 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 32 |
| Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | 15 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 40 | 8 |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 41 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 |
| Totals | 167 | 161 | 259 | 221 | 234 | 239 | 333 | 172 | 215 | 168 | 199 |
I personally visited all cases of Chicken-pox
immediately on receipt of notifications.
One case of Small-pox, notified as Chicken-pox, I
diagnosed as modified Small-pox, and the patient was
removed to hospital. A similar case of modified rash
occurred in the same house, so I got the opinion of
Dr. McC. Wanklyn, the expert retained by the County
Council, who agreed with my diagnosis.