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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Multiple Cases.—The following Table No. 41 shows the house distribution by
wards. The term "house" is synonymous with the term "family" except in
three instances where two families were involved.

Table: TABLE No. 41.Scarlet Fever—Multiple Cases, 1938.

TABLE No. 41.

Scarlet Fever—Multiple Cases, 1938.

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.
Number of houses in which
1 case occurred20815610181421234640141855308308
2 cases occurred112--2162641--2652
3 „ ,,--1----11-1---412
4 „ ,,--1---1--1----312
5 „ „---------1----15
Total houses ..21919610201628265445151855342389
Military Cases . .-42-76-----------118
507

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Return Cases.—The following Table No. 42 shows the number of return cases,
the dates of admission to hospital, and the dates of discharge from hospital. It
will be noted that in most of these cases the primary case was less than four weeks
in hospital.

Table: TABLE No. 42.Scarlet Fever—Return Cases, 1938.

TABLE No. 42.

Scarlet Fever—Return Cases, 1938.

No in Register.Date Admitted to Hospital.Date Discharged.Total Days in Hospital.Onset of Secondary Case.Remarks on Primary Case.
8———February 4thHome isolation. Disinfection, 28/1/39.
52February 20th..March 17th25April 6th—
107February 28thApril 2nd33April 23rd—