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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 46—
| No. in Register. | Date Admitted to Hospital. | Date Discharged. | Total Days in Hospital. | Onset of Secondary Case. | Remarks on Primary Case. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 1936 | 1936 | ||||
| 290 | June 8th | July 25th | 48 | August 12th | — | |
| 295 | June 13th | July 4th | 22 | July 6th | — | |
| 317 | June 26th | August 14th | 50 | August 18th | Nasal discharge | |
| 336 | July 6th | July 29th | 24 | August 2nd | Nasal discharge. | |
| 338 | July 8th | July 29th | 22 | August 21st | — | |
| 342 | July 12th | August 4th | 24 | August 25th | ||
| August 12th | Otorrhoea | |||||
| August 17th | ||||||
| 343 378 | July 12th | August 22nd . . | 42 | September 6th | — | |
| August 12th | September 2nd | 22 | ||||
| 344 | July 13th | August 6th | 25 | August 27th | — | |
| 435 | September 22nd | October 15th . . | 24 | October 21st | — | |
| October 25th | ||||||
| 452 | October 2nd | October 27th . . | 26 | October 30th . . | — | |
| 473 | October 15th | November 5th . . | 22 | November 11th | — | |
| 475 | October 16th | November 12th | 28 | November 17th | — | |
| 493 | October 25th | November 17th | 24 | December 2nd. . | — | |
| 503 | October 29th | November 20th | 23 | November 28th | — | |
| 532 | November 15th | December 7 th | 23 | December 13th | — | |
Deaths.—-There were 4 deaths from scarlet fever during the year, compared
with two in 1935.
Home Isolation.—Twenty-eight cases, or 4.6 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 a case 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.
No such certificates were issued during the year.