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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
Willesden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 93.
| Chief Complications of Scarlet Fever. | Number of Cases. |
|---|---|
| Otitis Media | 24 |
| Mastoiditis | 2 |
| Adenitis | 19 |
| „ (Suppurative) | 3 |
| Relapse | 2 |
| Rheumatism | 16 |
| Nephritis | 5 |
| Albuminuria | 15 |
| Endocarditis | 1 |
| Septicaemia | 1 |
| Total | 88 |
Table No. 94.
| Chief Complications of Diphtheria. | Number of Cases |
|---|---|
| Adenitis | 16 |
| Albuminuria | 44 |
| Paralysis | 39 |
| Toxaemia | 16 |
| Total | 115 |
Table No. 95.
Showing Cases wrongly Certified and the Diseases for which they were mistaken.
| Certified as suffering from | Diagnosed as suffering from | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | ||
| 3 | — | — | Pharyngitis | 3 |
| 2 | — | — | Stomatitis | 2 |
| 17 | 26 | — | Tonsillitis | 43 |
| — | — | 1 | Debility | 1 |
| — | 1 | — | Secondary Syphilis | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | — | Morbilli | 2 |
| — | — | 1 | Bronchitis | 1 |
| 1 | — | — | Varicella | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | — | Quinsy | 2 |
| — | 5 | — | Scarlet Fever | 5 |
| — | — | 1 | Cephalgia | 1 |
| — | 3 | — | Rhinitis | 3 |
| 2 | — | — | Diphtheria | 2 |
| 1 | — | — | Septic Rash | 1 |
| 2 | — | — | Nil | 2 |
| 30 | 37 | 3 | Total | 70 |