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Scarlet Fever.
develop a nasal or ear discharge after reaching home
and be the means of infecting others. To lessen infection
by this means all cases convalescent from ScarletFever
discharged from hospital are visited by the Health
Visitors several times during the 14 days after discharge
and should a child develop a running from the
nose or ear instructions are given for the child not to
go to school and isolation at home for a further period
is advised, the child being kept under the supervision
of the Health Visitors until it is considered that there
is no danger of infection.
In connection with the supervision of such children,
the Health Visitors made 113 first visits, 86 second
visits, and 31 third visits, or a total of 230 visits.
Five return cases have to be recorded.
Eric and M.W. developed Scarlet Fever on the 10th
April, the sister Eliza W. having been discharged on
the 5th April.
C.R. developed Scarlet Fever on the 16th April, as
a result of contact with the infecting child Eliza W.
just mentioned who lived in the same house. (Eliza
W. was sent back to Hospital after C.R. was attacked)
H.P. developed Scarlet Fever on the 1st September,
the brother having been discharged on the 19th August.
Mrs. S. developed Scarlet Fever on the 5th October,
her son having been discharged from Hospital on the
1st October. (The boy was sent back to the Hospital
with the mother).
No nasal or ear condition was found in any of the
inrecting children, but the boy last mentioned developed
a septic toe after his return home, the toe being dressed
by his mother.