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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
Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. No. notified | 284 | 59 | 76 | 217 | 377 | 203* | 150 |
| No. isolated in Bow Arrow Hospital | 185 | 44 | 47 | 121 | 148 | 72 | 45 |
| No. isolated in other Hospitals | 4 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| No. isolated at home | 95 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 223 | 129 | 103 |
| Return cases from Hospital cases | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |
| Return cases from home nursed cases | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Average length of stay in Hospital (days) | 41.7 | 28.4 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 27.7 | 25.9 | 26.04 |
| No. of deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* 1 non-civilian.
Scarlet Fever has been mild through the war vears.
The peak of incidence was reached in 1943. Previous high number of cases were noticed 1920/1/2, 1926, 1933/4.
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria. No. notified | 29 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 21 |
| No. isolated in Bow Arrow Hospital | 26 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 21 |
| No. isolated in other Hospitals | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| No. isolated at home | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| No. of deaths | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Average No. of days in Hospital | 42.9 | 31.6 | 34.8 | 37.2 | 38.3 | 41.0 | 49.3 |
| No. of swabs taken for bacteriological examination | 303 | 138 | 120 | 25 | 84 | 13 | 804 |
No deaths have occurred in immunised children.
No peaks of incidence have been reached since 1934.
Immunisation commenced in 1937. Previous peaks of
incidence were noted in 1921/2/3, 1926, 1928 and 1930.
These facts speak for themselves.
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