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Ealing 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Scarlet Fever.—Of the 658 cases admitted as Scarlet Fever
298 were from the Borough of Ealing and 360 from the Borough
of Brentford and Chiswick. Twenty of the total were not suffering
from the disease and were ultimately diagnosed as follows:—
Tonsilitis 6, Septic rash 2, Erythema 1, Bronchitis 1,
Enema rash 20, Food rash 1, Influenza 3, Teething rash 1,
Drug rash 1, No apparent disease 3.
Three cases of scarlet fever were found on admission to be
suffering also from measles, four from diphtheria, one from chickenpox,
and one from whooping cough.
The incidence of the actual cases of Scarlet Fever in the
various age-groups was as follows :—
[S.S.S]1-5 yrs. 5-15 yrs. 15-25 yrs. 25-35 yrs. 35-45 yrs. Over 45 yrs.
131 406 52 31 15 3
The complications observed in the course of the disease were as follows:—
| Rhinorrhoea | 140 |
| Cervical Adenitis | 103 |
| Cervical gland abscess | 11 |
| Vaginal discharge | 25 |
| Otorrhoea | 64 |
| Relapse | 5 |
| Nephritis and albuminuria | 8 |
| Arthritis | 12 |
| Cardiac affections | 3 |
| Septic sores | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 2 |
| Peritonsillar abscess | 3 |
| Furunculosis | 2 |
| Jaunice | 1 |
| Multiple haemorrhages | 1 |
| Ethmoid abscess | 1 |