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SECTION II—ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1.—GENERAL PREVALENCE.
(a) Notifications.
The number of notifications of scarlet fever and diphtheria
continued at a low level throughout 1925 (Appendix, Table V.).
There was a marked decrease in the number of notifications of
pneumonia, from 108 in 1924 to 52 in 1925.
A number of cases of paratyphoid fever were notified, and
their origin is discussed in a report on a subsequent page.
(b) Deaths.
8 deaths were recorded from diphtheria, 63 from influenza, 9
from whooping cough, 7 from measles, and 1 from scarlet fever.
(Appendix, Table V.).
2.—SCARLET FEVER.
Out of a total of 347 cases notified as suffering from scarlet
fever, 292 were admitted to the Borough Hospital or other institutions,
the remaining 74 being treated at home. 20 cases were also
admitted to the hospital from the urban district of Penge, in accordance
with an agreement with that authority.
The disease was in general of a mild type. 2 deaths occurred
at the Borough Hospital, from the septic form of the disease; one
being from the Penge Urban District.
The average duration of stay of scarlet fever patients in the
Borough Hospital was 43.3 days.
Hospital Return Cases—Scarlet Fever.
6 return cases of scarlet fever were reported, following on the
return home of an equal number of patients from the Borough
Hospital after treatment for the disease.
Of the 6 "infecting" cases, 5 showed no signs suggestive of
infectivity on examination at their homes; 1 had nasal discharge
when later seen at home.
Home Return Cases—Scarlet Fever.
No return cases were traced during the year in connection with
the small number of patients treated at home.