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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
East Ham 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE SHOWING TYPES OF DIPHTHERIA & MORTALITY.
| Type | Total. | Died. | Mortality Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faucial | 36 | — | — |
| Laryngeal | 1 | — | — |
| Faucial and Nasal | 5 | — | — |
| Faucial,Nasal & Laryngeal | 1 | — | — |
| 43 | — | — |
There were no Deaths from. Diphtheria during the year.
Table Showing Serum Administration.
| 8, 000 | 16,000 | 24,000 | 32,000 | 48,000 | Total. |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 43 |
Serum was given intravenously on seven occasions.
Table showing age incidence of
Diphtheria
| 5 + | 10 + | 15 + | 20 + | 25 + | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 43. |
COMPLICATIONS AMD paralysis
Palatal Paralysis 2
Ciliary Paralysis 1
Pharyngeal Paralysis 1
Tonsillitis 2
Otorrhoea 1
bacteriological examinations.
921 Swabs were examined for Diphtheria Bacilli and
65 were found to be positive.
serum reaction.
There wore no cases o^ any reaction due to
administration of anti-diphtheritic Serum.
cases of concomitant disease.
There were two cases of Diphtheria with Scabies.
SCARLET FEVER
Number of Notified Cases 194
Revision of Diagnosis 6
Tonsillitis ........ *..... 1
Chicken Pox 1
Erysipelas of Face 1
Rubella 1
j No evidence of Infectious Disease . 2
Other Notified Cases proving to be Scarlet Fever .•• 1
Final number of Scarlet Fever cases ... ... 189