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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Complications during Course of Disease.
Sixty-eight patients (36 per cent.) developed complications
during their stay in hospital. Forty-two had one complication,
nineteen had two, five had three, and two had four complications.
These complications, with the number in each age-group, are set out in the following table:—
| Nature of Complications. | Age Group Incidence. | Total Incidence. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 years. | 5-10 years. | 10-15 years. | 15 years & over. | Number. | Per-centage. | |
| Otorrhœa | 9 | 4 | 2 | _ | 15 | 7.8 |
| Rhinitis | 5 | 7 | _ | - | 12 | 6.3 |
| Cervical adenitis | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12.0 |
| Arthritis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.6 | ||
| Measles | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.6 | ||
| Secondary tonsillitis and quinsy | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4.2 | |
| Second attack of scarlet fever | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3.7 | |
| Endocarditis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | |||
| Albuminuria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4.2 | |
| Nephritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.6 |
| Boils | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | ||
| Whitlows | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.1 | ||
| Mumps | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.6 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | ||
| Broncho pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | |||
| Sinusitis (Maxillary antrum) | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | |||
| Total | 30 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 103 | |
half (48.5 per cent.) of the total complications. The incidence of nephritis and albuminuria for the past five years is shown in the following table.
| Nephritis per cent. | Albuminuria per cent. | Total per cent. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 1.29 | 16.02 | 17.83 | ||||
| 1935 | 2.33 | 8.17 | 10.50 | ||||
| 1936 | 0.90 | 3.18 | 4.09 | ||||
| 1937 | 2.50 | 0.50 | 3.00 | ||||
| 1938 | 2.60 | 4.20 | 6.80 |
Time of Onset of Complications.
| During 1st week in Hospital. | During 2nd week in Hospital. | During 3rd week in Hospital. | During 4th week and later in Hospital. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 103 |
| 7.8% | 36.9% | 28.1% | 27.2% | 100% |