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 Ruislip]
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Diphtheria Antitoxin.
A new arrangement has been made for the supply of
Diphtheria Antitoxin by the following chemists:—
Northwood: Mr. H. B. Sharman.
Ruislip: Mr. T. Vernon Evans.
Antitoxin will be supplied by the above chemists, free
to medical practitioners, for patients who are unable to
pay for the supply, provided that their doctor gives a
certificate to the chemist to that effect.
Cases | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notified | Treated | |||||
At Home | In Hospital | |||||
Nil | Nil | Nil | — | — |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pul. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pul. | |||||
M. | F. | | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
0 | ||||||||
1 | ||||||||
5 | ||||||||
10 | ||||||||
15 | ||||||||
20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
35 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
45 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
55 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
65 and upwards | ||||||||
Totals | 5 | 5 |