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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 63.
Scarlet Fever—Return Cases, 1935.
| No in Register. | Date admitted to Hospital. | Date Discharged. | Total Days in Hospital. | Onset of Secondary Case. | Remarks on Primary Case. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935. | 1935. | 1935. | |||
| 30 | January 14th | February 6th | 24 | February 14th | Thick nasal discharge. |
| 61 | January 30th | February 26th | 28 | March 13th | — |
| 87 | February 9th | March 16th | 36 | March 29th | — |
| 97 | February 14th | March 7th | 21 | March 27th | — |
| 134 | March 4th | March 28th | 25 | April 17 th | Discharging ear. |
| April 19th | |||||
| 147 | March 12th | April 19th | 38 | April 30th | — |
| 204 | April 5th | April 20th | 16 | April 27 th | — |
| 214 | April 12th | June 10th | 60 | June 14th | — |
| 217 | April 13th | May 11th | 29 | May 13th | Slight eye discharge. |
| 262 | May 10th | June 13th | 35 | June 22nd | — |
| 286 | May 22nd | June 15th | 25 | June 23rd | Nasal discharge. |
| 352 | July 9th | August 3rd | 26 | August 8th | Nasal discharge. |
| August 14th | |||||
| 361 | July 15th | August 24th | 40 | September 14th | — |
| 372 | July 26th | September 8th | 45 | September 12th | — |
| 425 | September 6th | October 24th | 49 | October 31st | — |
| November 3rd | |||||
| 426 | September 6th | October 3rd | 28 | October 17th | — |
| 456 | October 3rd | October 23rd | 21 | October 28th | — |
| 458 | October 3rd | October 22nd | 20 | October 28th | — |
| 554 | November 22nd | December 16th | 25 | December 22nd | — |
| December 28th |
Deaths.—There were two deaths from scarlet fever during the year, compared
with 3 in 1934.
Home Isolation.—Thirty-nine cases, or 6.1 per cent., were isolated at home
and in no instance did a return case occur. Frequent visits are made by the
District Sanitary Inspectors to all cases isolated at home in order to ensure that
proper precautions are being taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Employees
of the Royal Arsenal are not allowed to remain at work unless cases are removed
to hospital, or a certificate of efficient home isolation is issued by the Medical
Officer of Health. Seven certificates were issued during the year.
Dick Test.—This has not been employed in the neighbourhood so far as I
am aware.
Smallpox.
There were no cases of smallpox.
Erysipelas, Malaria and Dysentery.
The number of notifications of Erysipelas received was 78, compared with
119 in 1934. One case of Dysentery was notified. There were no notifications
of Malaria.