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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SCARLET FEVER.
The total number of Scarlet Fever cases admitted during the
year was 344, a decrease of 426 on 1943. The type of the disease
was of moderate severity.
Of the 344 cases, 10 were not cases of scarlet fever, leaving a
total of 334 cases of true Scarlet Fever.
The following complications and sequelae occurred amongst the true Scarlet Fever cases : —
| Serum Cases. | Non-Serum Cases. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinorrhoca | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Otorrhoea | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| Adenitis | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Relapse | - | 2 | 2 |
| Mastoid | - | 1 | 1 |
| Rheumatism | - | 4 | 4 |
| Abscesses | - | 1 | 1 |
| Secondary throat | - | 1 | 1 |
| Arthritis | - | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | 1 | 1 |
The average stay in hospital for serum cases was 28.3 days
for non-serum cases 29 days.
No deaths occurred amongst the scarlet fever cases.
The number of complications amongst the non-serum cases
was 40 and amongst the serum cases 9.
Both M.B. 693 and M.B. 760 proved useful, particularly in
clearing up the otorrhoea due to streptococci and staplylococci.
respectively.