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Ealing 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Scarlet Fever.—Of the 449 cases admitted as scarlet fever
276 were from Ealing, 164 from Brentford and Chiswick and 8 were
from Southall. Ten of the total were found not to be suffering
from the disease and were ultimately diagnosed as follows :—
Common cold 1, septic rash 1, streptococcal septicaemia 1,
measles 1, tonsillitis 3, influenzal pneumonia 1, serum rash 1
and urticaria 1.
%
Four cases of scarlet fever were found on admission to be
suffering also from a second disease, as follows :—
Chickenpox 2, whooping cough 1, measles 1.
The incidence of the actual cases of scariet fever in the various age-groups was as follows :—
| 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-35 yrs. | 35-45 yrs. | Over 45 yrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 270 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6 |
The complications observed among the cases were as follows :—
| Rhinorrhoea | 90 |
| Secondary tonsillitis | |
| Peritonsillar abscess | 5 |
| Cervical adenitis | 63 |
| Cervical gland abscess | |
| Otitis media and otorrhoea | 38 |
| Meatal furunculosis | 1 |
| Basal meningitis | 1 |
| Nephritis | 21 |
| Arthritis | 4 |
| Relapse (with rash) | |
| Bronchitis | 4 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 3 |
| Pleural effusion | |
| Empyema | |
| Septicsores | 10 |
| J aundice | |
| Frontal sinusitis | 1 |
| Cardiac irregularity | |
| Septic rash—face and scalp | 1 |
| Vaginal discharge | 1 |
| Serum abscess | 1 |