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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
Southgate 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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| Date. | Disease Suspected. | Report. |
|---|---|---|
| July 12 | Phthisis | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 12 | „ | „ „ |
| August 21 | Typhoid Fever | Not Typhoid Fever. |
| „ 21 | „ „ | „ „ |
| September 27 | Phthisis | Not Phthisis. |
| October 15 | Diphtheria | Not Diphtheria. |
| „ 23 | „ | Diphtheria. |
| „ 24 | „ | Not Diphtheria. |
| „ 26 | Phthisis | Phthisis. |
| „ 31 | „ | Not Phthisis. |
| November 3 | Diphtheria | Not Diphtheria. |
| „ 14 | Phthisis | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 15 | Diphtheria | Diphtheria. |
| December 12 | „ | „ |
| „ 18 | Phthisis | Not Phthisis. |
N.B.—These were not all from different cases, but in some
instances were further specimens from same cases sent up after varying
intervals for re-examination. In Diphtheria cases, specimens of throat
secretion are sometimes taken at intervals to see if the serins are still
present and the case therefore still infectious. In some cases of Phthisis
the germs are not present in all samples of sputum so that re-examinations
are sometimes necessary.
Total, 27 bacterological examinations (including re-examinations of some cases) of which 12 gave positive and 15 negative results.
| Positive. | Negative. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Phthisis | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Total | 12 | 15 | 27 |
Diphtheria Antitoxin.—The supply of Diphtheria Antitoxin
provided by the Council for the use of Medical Practitioners in the
District has been made full use of as occasion required to the
inestimable advantage of the victims of this disease, and has doubtless
been the means of saving many lives, and of cutting short the length and
severity of illness in all cases in which it was used sufficiently early.
Handbills concerning Infectious Disease.- Handbills giving instructions
as to the danger of and precautions to be taken to avoid spreading
infection in the cases of Consumption, Measles, and Whooping Cough