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Southgate 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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Staff—
Diphtheria ''carrier'' 1
Tonsillitis 1
Alterations in Diagnosis.—The following table sets out full
details regarding the alterations in diagnosis necessitated during
the year. As remarked in last year's Annual Report, extreme
vigilance must be exercised in this respect, as errors in diagnosis
all too frequently lead to immediate danger of cross-infection in
the wards.
Diphtheria to Tonsillitis 14
Diphtheria to Septicaemia 1
Diphtheria to Diphtheria "carrier" 3
Diphtheria to Diphtheria "carrier" and
Whooping Cough Diphtheria and Impetigo 1
Diphtheria to Diphtheria and Measles 2
Diphtheria to Tonsillitis and Diphtheria
''carrier'' 1
Diphtheria to Vincents Angina. 2
Laryngeal Diphtheria to Simple Croup 1
Diphtheria to Eczema 1
Diphtheria and Measles to Diphtheria
' 'carrier'' and Measles 1
Diphtheria to Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever 1
Diphtheria to Scarlet Fever 1
Scarlet Fever to Septic Rash 1
Scarlet Fever to Non-infectious Rash 1
Scarlet Fever to Urticaria 2
Scarlet Fever to Erythema 2
Scarlet Fever to Scarlet Fever and Chicken-
pox 3
Scarlet Fever to Scarlet Fever, Acute
Nephritis and Pneumonia 1
Scarlet Fever to Infantile Scurvy 2
Scarlet Fever to Scarlet Fever and Measles 2
Scarlet Fever to Measles 1
Measles to Measles and Whooping Cough 1
Measles to Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever 1
Typhoid Fever to Simple Enteritis 1
Typhoid Fever to Gastric Influenza 1
Erysipelas to Sinusitis 1
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis to Meningismus 1
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