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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 43. Scarlet Fever—Multiple Cases.
| Number of Houses in which | Dockyard | St Mary's | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Abbey Wood. | Well Hall. | Avery Hill. | Sherard. | Total Houses. | Total Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 case occurred | 29 | 29 | 60 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 44 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 116 | 50 | 138 | 682 | 682 |
| 2 cases occurred | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 101 | 202 |
| 3 „ „ | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 57 |
| 4 „ „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 „ „ | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 10 |
| Total houses | 32 | 35 | 66 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 31 | 51 | 20 | 47 | 51 | 140 | 62 | 168 | 836 | 979 |
| Military cases | - | 1 | - | 24 | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| 1004 | ||||||||||||||||
Return Cases.—The following Table, No. 44, shows the number of return cases,
the dates of admission to hospital, the dates of discharge from hospital, and some
notes of the condition of the primary case on discharge. It will be noted that in
over half these cases the primary case was less than live weeks in hospital.
TABLE No. 44. Scarlet Fever—Return Cases.
| No. in Register | Date Admitted to Hospital. | Date Discharged. | Total Days in Hospital. | Onset of Secondary Case. | Remarks on Primary Case. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932. | ||||||
| 454 | 2/11/32 | 3/ 1/33 | 62 | 20/ 1/33 | — | |
| 23/ 1/33 | — | |||||
| 487 | 19/11/32 | 28/ 1/33 | 69 | 10/ 2/33 | — | |
| 512 | 9/12/32 | 21/ 1/33 | 42 | 22/ 1/33 | — | |
| 525 | 18/12/32 | 25/ 1/33 | 37 | 23/ 2/33 | Swollen glands and nasal discharge | |
| 1933 | ||||||
| 11 | 7/ 1/33 | 16/ 2/33 | 39 | 11/ 3/33 | — | |
| 38 | 21/ 1/33 | 25/ 2/33 | 34 | 6/ 3/33 | — | |
| 46 | 25/ 1/33 | 25/ 2/33 | 30 | 13/ 3/33 | — | |
| 43 | 25/ 1/33 | 8/ 3/33 | 41 | 12/ 3/33 | Nasal discharge. | |
| 45 | 25/1/33 | 20/2/33 | 25 | 3/3/33 | — | |
| 97 | 13/2/33 | 16/3/33 | 30 | 8/4/33 | — | |
| 99 | 11/ 2/33 | 20/ 4/33 | 36 | 24 /4/33 | Nasal discharge. | |
| 112 | 22/ 2/33 | 21/ 3/33 | 26 | 2/ 4/33 | Nasal discharge. | |
| 116 | 24/ 2/33 | 29/ 3/33 | 32 | 5/ 4/33 | Nasal discharge. | |