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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Return Cases. The following Table shows the number
of return cases, the dates of admission to hospital, the dates
of discharge from hospital, and some observations on the
condition of the primary case on discharge.
TABLE No. 50.
| No. in register. | Date admitted to hospital. | Date discharged. | Total days in hospital. | Onset of secondary case. | Remarks on primary case. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. | |||||
| 343 | 30/10/26 | 2/2/27 | 95 | 16/2/27 | — |
| 376 | 27/11/26 | 8/1/27 | 42 | 13/1/27 | |
| 16/1/27 | — | ||||
| 25/1/27 | |||||
| 1927. | |||||
| 69 | 20/3/27 | 3/5/27 | 44 | 14/5/27 | |
| 179 | 3/6/27 | 20/7/27 | 47 | 26/7/27 | — |
| 152 | 17/5/27 | 6/7/27 | 50 | 4/8/27 | — |
| 153 | 16/5/27 | 6/7/27 | 51 | ||
| 279 | 6/8/27 | 21/9/27 | 46 | 3/10/27 | |
| 52 | 1/3/27 | 13/5/27 | 73 | 30/5/27 | |
| 313 | 8/9/27 | 19/10/27 | 41 | 3/11/27 | Nasal discharge |
| 12 | 22/1/27 | 26/3/27 | 63 | 12/4/27 | Peeling. |
| 321 | 13/9/27 | 5/10/27 | 22 | 10/10/27 | — |
| 230 | 3/7/27 | 29/10/27 | 118 | 17/11/27 | Ear discharge |
| 27/11/27 | |||||
| 62 | 13/3/27 | 7/5/27 | 55 | 24/5/27 | |
| 76 | 27/3/27 | 6/5/27 | 40 | ||
| 188 | 12/6/27 | 6/8/27 | 55 | 17/8/27 | — |
| 289 | 21/8/27 | 15/10/27 | 55 | 21/10/27 |
Home Isolation. Twenty-seven cases, or 5.7 per cent.
were isolated at home, and in no instance did a return case
occur. When cases are isolated at home, frequent inspections,
at irregular intervals, are made by the District Sanitary
Inspectors, in order to ensure that proper precautions for
preventing the spread of the disease are being taken.