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Scarlet Fever.—The number of cases of scarlet fever notified
during the year was 408, compared with a total of 400 in the
previous year. The total of 408 cases is equivalent to a caserate
of 2.81 per thousand of population, so that scarlet fever was
slightly more prevalent in Ealing than in England and Wales,
the case-rate for the country as a whole being 2.53 per thousand
of population.
The occurrence of cases throughout the year was as follows:—
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
27 33 51 21 26 27 36 21 46 37 44 39
From these figures it will be seen that the cases occurred
throughout the year in a comparatively even manner.
The Wards in which the cases occurred are shown on page 68.
It will be seen that the highest number of cases, 61, occurred in
the Lammas Ward, although Greenford North (58), Hanwell
South (57) and Grosvenor (52) provided totals very little below
this figure.
Two deaths occurred from the disease, both being infants
under eighteer months. In both cases broncho-pneumonia was a
contributory cause of death. The scarlet fever death-rate for the
Borough, 0.01 per thousand of population, is similar to the deathrate
for England and Wales.
During the year 36 cases were removed to the Acton, Willesden
or Hendon Isolation Hospitals on account of the accommodation
at the Clayponds Isolation Hospital being inadequate, the inadequancy
being mainly due to the disturbance of the bed accommodation
occasioned by the extensions.
Enteric Fever.—Eight cases coming under this heading were
notified, five cases being persons who had recently returned from
a holiday in the Bournemouth area where, unfortunately, a widespread
outbreak of the disease occurred during the summer months.
In the other three cases no source of infection could be discovered.
One death occurred among the cases notified.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.—Three cases of
puerperal fever were notified during the year, two occurring in
the patients' homes and the other in a London Hospital,
the notification of the latter case being transferable to this district.
One death was recorded from puerperal fever although the case
was not notified prior to death.