London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
This page requires JavaScript
FINAL DIAGNOSIS.-
The final diagnosis arrived at in connection with the 511 completed cases was as follows :—
| Scarlet Fever | 290 |
| Diphtheria | 127 |
| K.L.B. Rhinorrhœa | 1 |
| Follicular Tonsillitis | 14 |
| Streptococcal Throat | 3 |
| Peritonsillar Abscess | 2 |
| Quinsy | 1 |
| Septic Throat | 1 |
| Vincent's Angina | 1 |
| Measles | 7 |
| Rubella | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 |
| Cellulitis of Face and Septicaemia | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 21 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 3 |
| Food Poisoning (Bacillus Aertrycke) | 2 |
| Constipation | 1 |
| Erythema Nodosum | 1 |
| Arthritis | 1 |
| Pharyngitis | 1 |
| Catarrhal Laryngitis | 1 |
| Common Cold | 1 |
| Otitis Media and Drug Rash | 1 |
| Septic Foot (member of Staff) | 1 |
| Knee injury | 1 |
| No observed disease | 2 |
| *Mixed Infections :— | |
| Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Influenza | 1 |
| Whooping Cough and Erysipelas | 1 |
| 15 | |
| 511 |
* Both present on admission.