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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
Woolwich 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 31.
| No. in register. | Date admitted to hospital. | Date discharged. | Total days in hospital. | Onset of secondary case. | Remarks on primary case. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249 | 23/10/23 | 8/12/23 | 46 | 3/1/24 | Nasal discharge. |
| 286 | 28/11/23 | 7/2/24 | 71 | 9/2/24 | |
| 3 | 5/1/24 | 23/2/24 | 49 | 3/3/24 | Do. |
| 12 | 16/1/24 | 7/3/24 | 51 | 12/3/24 | Do. |
| 23 | 26/1/24 | 29/3/24 | 63 | 3/4/24 | Do. |
| 4/4/24 | |||||
| 5/4/24 | |||||
| 320 | 19/12/23 | 19/4/24 | 122 | 23/4/24 | Nasal discharge: enlarged tonsils |
| 137 | 12/4/24 | 19/6/24 | 68 | 23/6/24 | |
| 24/6/24 | |||||
| 1/7/24 | |||||
| 3/7/24 | |||||
| 171 | 15/5/24 | 26/7/24 | 72 | 4/8/24 | |
| 7/8/24 | |||||
| 28/8/24 | |||||
| 201 | 12/6/24 | 27/8/24 | 76 | 12/9/24 | Left otorrhœa. |
| 165 | 9/5/24 | 10/9/24 | 124 | 21/9/24 | |
| 175 | 19/5/24 | 27/8/24 | 100 | 22/9/24 | |
| 216 | 27/6/24 | 15/8/24 | 49 | 25/9/24 | |
| 255 | 11/8/24 | 23/9/24 | 43 | 30/11/24 | Nasal discharge. |
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Deaths. There were four deaths.
Return Cases. The following Table shows the number of
return cases, the dates of notification, the dates of discharge
from hospital and some observations on the condition of the
primary cases on discharge.
Home Isolation. 23 cases, or 5.2 per cent. of cases, were
isolated at home and in no instance did a return case occur.
Regular inspections were made by the Sanitary Inspectors in
order to ascertain that proper precautions for preventing
the spread of disease were being taken, and in no instance has
there been any ground for supposing that the public safety is
endangered by home isolation in suitable cases.
The Royal Arsenal authorities require cases to be removed
to hospital, or a certificate from the Medical Officer of Health