Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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FINAL DIAGNOSIS.
The final diagnosis arrived at in connection with the 703 completed cases was as follows
Recovered. | Died. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 127 | 5 | 132 |
Diphtheria. Vincent's angina and Streptococcal throat (concurrent) | 1 | - | 1 |
Diphtheritic infection of ear | 1 | — | 1 |
Diphtheria (bacteriological) | 31 | — | 31 |
Scarlet Fever | 257 | — | 257 |
Scarlet Fever (Puerperal) | 1 | — | 1 |
Scarlet Fever and Measles | 2 | — | 2 |
Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | 2 | - | 2 |
Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | 2 | — | 2 |
Scarlet Fever and Dysentery (Sonne) | 1 | - | 1 |
Post-scarlatinal nephritis | 1 | — | 1 |
Post-scarlatinal adenitis | 1 | — | 1 |
Erysipelas | 25 | — | 25 |
Measles | 92 | 3 | 95 |
Measles and Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 |
Rubella | 1 | — | 1 |
Chicken Pox | 5 | — | 5 |
Whooping Cough | 15 | 2 | 17 |
Mumps | 1 | — | 1 |
Non-specific parotitis | 1 | — | 1 |
Anterior poliomyelitis | 4 | — | 4 |
Tubercular meningitis | *1 | 2 | 3 |
Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | — | 1 |
Meningo-encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 |
Meningismus | 1 | — | 1 |