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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
Croydon 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table VII.—Cases of Diphtheria admitted during official year, April 1st, 1894, to March 31st, 1895.
| No. | Register No. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Admission. | Days in Hospital. | Result. | Etiology. | History. | State on Admission. | Course and Complications. | Treatment. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 211 | F | 5 | Aug. 3 | 20 | R | School attendance— Wood side Board Schools. | Ailing for 14 days. | Tonsils swollen, with white film on both. Laryngeal stridor and cough. Temp. 99. Pulse 140. | Trace of albumen in urine for 7 days. No complications. | Throat swabbed with solution of perchloride of mercury, 1 in 500. Steam tent. | |
| 21 | 212 | f | 3 | Aug- 3 | 2 | D | Sister of No. 20. | Onset Aug;. 3rd. | Throat red and inflamed. Both tonsils and uvula covered with thick yellowish white material. Laryngeal stridor and cough. Rales at both pulmonary bases. Temp. 101. Pulse 126. Urine contained three-fourths albumen. | Solution of per-chloride of mercury I in 500, to swab throat. Steam tent with carbolic acid. | ||
| 22 | 213 | F | 5 | Aug. 3 | 34 | R | One brother attending Woodside School had sore throat 4 weeks previously, 2 other brothers and mother attacked. | - | Both tonsils swollen and covered with white exudation. Some on uvula. Glands at angle of jaw enlarged. Temp I02'6. Pulse 130. Trace of albumen in urine. | Albumen in urine for 3 weeks. No complications. | Throat swabbed with solution of perchloride of mercury 1 in 500. | |
| 23 | 218 | F | 50 | Aug. 30 | 15 | R | Indefinite. | Throat sore on Aug; 29th. | Throat congested, with small white patches, resembling follicular tonsillitis. | Albumen in urine for 13 days. No complications. | Throat swabbed with solution of perchloride of mercury 1 in 500. Nose syringed with lotion of boric and salicylic acids. | |
| 24 | 219 | M | 10 | Aug. 30 | 15 | R | Attended Woodside Schools. | Sore throat on 27th. | Throat congested. No membrane on tonsils or uvula. Some greyish exudation adherent to posterior pharyngeal wall. Glands enlarged. Breath and tongue foul. Reflexes present. No albuminuria. | No complications, | - | |
| 25 | 220 | F | 6 | Aug. 30 | 15 | R | Attended Woodside Schools. | Sore throat on 26th. | Throat congested. Membrane visible. Systolic apical murmur. Temp. 100. No albuminuria. Reflexes present. | No complications. | Throat swabbed with peichloride of mercury 1 in 500. Nose syringed with boric acid lotion. | Distinct choreic movement noted on Sept. 5th, when she got up. |