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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | |||
| 60 | 15th January | 13th February | 29 | 24th February | — |
| 24th do. | |||||
| 102 | 27th do. | 27th do. | 31 | 10th March | - |
| 112 | 30th do. | 22nd do. | 23 | 17th do. | — |
| 125 | 5th February | 14th March | 37 | 23rd do. | — |
| 23rd do. | |||||
| 185 | 3rd March | 31st do. | 28 | 5th April | — |
| 232 | 24th do. | 21st April | 28 | 3rd May | — |
| 239 | 26th do. | 26th do. | 31 | 29th April | — |
| 9th May | |||||
| 288 | 4th April | 8th May | 26 | 15th do. | — |
| 294 | 14th do. | 25th do. | 41 | 4th June | — |
| 314 | 24th do. | 18th do. | 22 | 21st May | — |
| 322 | 26th do. | 18th July | 85 | 26th July | — |
| 357 | 10th May | 10th June | 31 | 15th June | — |
| 17 th do. | |||||
| 405 | 31st do. | 25th July | 55 | 12th August | — |
| 440 | 20th do. | 19th do. | 60 | 23rd July | |
| 24th do. | — | ||||
| 31st do. | |||||
| 482 | 28th June | 25th do. | 27 | 2nd August | — |
| 529 | 13th July | 7th August | 25 | 24th do. | — |
| 560 | 24th do. | 18th do. | 25 | 7th September | — |
| 13th do. | |||||
| 571 | 28th do. | 17th September | 51 | 27th do. | — |
| 648 | 6th September | 6th October | 30 | 18th October | — |
| 675 | 17th do. | 29th do. | 42 | 16th November | — |
| 696 | 26th do. | 19th do. | 23 | 1st do. | — |
| 6th do. | |||||
| 727 | 3rd October | 7th November | 34 | 11th do. | — |
| 732 | 5th do. | 7th do. | 32 | 11th do. | — |
| 773 | 16th do. | 13th do. | 27 | 26th do. | — |
| 788 | 22nd do. | 16th do. | 25 | 20th do. | |
| 21st do. | — | ||||
| 25th do. | |||||
| 803 | 26th do. | 24th do. | 28 | 2nd December | — |
| 807 | 27th do. | 23rd do. | 26 | 14th do. | - |
| 873 | 13th November | 24th December | 41 | 29th do. | — |
Deaths.—There were three deaths from scarlet fever during the year. In 1933
there were none.
Home Isolation.—Seventy-one cases, or 7.17 per cent., were isolated at home,
and in one instance a return case occurred. The same procedure as in Diphtheria
was carried out. Five certificates of efficient home isolation were issued.
Dick Test.—This has not been employed in the neighbourhood so far as I am
aware.