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Croydon 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: T able VII.—Cases of Diphtheria admitted during official year, April 1st, 1894., to March 31st, 1895.

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T able 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.
26	221	F	5	Sept. 1	14	R	Attended St. Mary's Schools.	Complained of sore throat on Aug. 24th.	Pharynx and tonsils congested. No membrane. Glands at angle of jawenlarged. No albuminuria.	Uninterrupted recovery.	Solution of per-chloride of mercury to swab throat Iron wine.
27	228	F	5	Sept. 12	35	R	Indefinite.	Headache for 2 days, sore throat on Sept. 10th.	Both tonsils enlarged. Small grey patch on right. Temp.101, Pulse 120. No albuminuria.	Uninteirupted recovery.	Solution of perchloride of mercury. I in 500, to swab throat.
28	229	M	2½	1 Sept. 12	35	R	Brother of No. 27.	Sorethroat on Sept. 11th.	Tonsils congested. Small grey patch on right one. Temp. 102. Pulse 124. No albuminuria.	No complications.	Solution of perchloride of mercury, 1 in 1,000, applied locally.
29	230	F	1 8/12	Sept. 13	34	R	Three cases in vicinity.	Been ill 10 days.	Thick white patches on both tonsils, and on pharyngeal wall. Voice hoarse.	Albuminuria for 3 weeks. Progress uneventful.	Solution of per-chloride of mer-cury applied locally. Steam tent impregnated with caustic potash.
30	234	M	1 1/12	Sept. 19	2	D	Indefinite.	Sore throat on 18th.	Grey patch on tonsils and uvula. Laryngeal stridor. Bronchiticrales on both lungs.	Sept. 20th, much weaker. Coarse rales all over chest.	Solution of per-chloride of mercury applied locally. Steam tent.
31	238	F	3	Sept. 27	3	D	A relative had recently had diphtheria staying in house.	Taken ill on Dec. 74th.	Thick white patches on tonsils and pharynx, offensive smell, and nasal discharge. Glands at angle of jaw enlarged Temp. 100. Pulse 132. Knee - jerks absent. Urine contained a trace of albumen.	Regurgitation of food on 28th Sept. Urine contained one-eighth albumen Persistent vomiting and diarrhœa, with suppression of urine for 36 hours prior to death.	Solution of perch-loride of mercury to swab throat.	See B.M. journal, May 11th, 1895.
32	239	F	6	Oct. 1	28	R	-	Hadache and sore throat on Sept. 29th. Rash on Sept. 30th.	Both tonsils enlarged; small white patches on each. Tongue foul. Heart irregular. No albuminuria.	No complications.	Glycerine of carbolic acid 1 in 40 applied to throat every 2 hours.	Certified scarlet fever.
33	253	M	7	Oct. 23	13	R	Indefinite.	Ailing 3 weeks. Treated by chemist.	Small white patch on left tonsil and on right posterior pillar of fauces, Glands enlarged. No albuminuria.	No complication.	Solution of acid citric to syringe throat every 2 hours.	Not regarded as diphtheria.