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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Case. | Day when adminstn. commenced. | Immediate Reaction. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I.S. 33 yrs. (F.) | 10th day | Temperature 104° only after 1st injection. | No effect. Died from perforation and haemorrhage (operated on). |
| 2. M.B. | 10th day | Temperature 103.6° after 1st injection, and 102° after 3rd. | No effect. |
| 3. M.B. 20 yrs. (F.) | 19th day | Temperature 103.8° & slight rigor after 1st injection; 103.2° after 3rd. | No effect. |
| 14. E.B. 46 yrs. (F.) | 11th day | Nil. | No effect. |
| 5. J.J. 23 yrs. (F.) | 7th day | Nil. | No effect. |
| 16. I.F. 16 yrs. (F.) | 20th day | Perspired profusely after 1st and 3rd injection. | No effect. Died from perforation and hypostatic pneumonia following operation. |
| 17. K.P. 24 yrs. (F.) | 8th day | Vomited and had rises of temperature after each injection to 102.8°—102.6°. | Improved toxemia and temperature came down. |
No effect 12 cases.
Good effect 4 „
Temporary improvement 1 case.
(D.G.) -
Total 17 cases.
Typhoid and Para-typhoid Cases.
During the year 67 cases of Typhoid Fever or Paratyphoid
Fever were admitted, and in 63 the diagnosis was confirmed; the
other four cases were as follows:—
2 were really cases of simple enteritis;
1 was a case of gastritis;
1 was a case of tubercular meningitis.