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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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DIPHTHERIA.
Number of Notified Cases 38
Revision of Diagnosis 9
Tonsillitis 4
Scarlet Fever 1
Pertussis 1
Peritonsillar Abscess 1
No evidence of Infectious Disease 2
Final number of Diphtheria Cases 29
Number of Cases of Diphtheria occurring in immunised
children 6
T able 8.—SHOWING TYPES OF DIPHTHERIA AND MORTALITY.
| Type. | Total. | Died. | Mortality Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faucial | 20 | - | - |
| Laryngeal | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Faucial and Nasal | 3 | — | - |
| Faucial, Nasal and Laryngeal | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 29 | 2 | 6.9 |
T able 9.—SHOWING SERUM ADMINISTRATION.
| 8,000 | 16,000 | 24,000 | 32,000 | 64,000 | 128,000— | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 |
The operation of tracheotomy was performed on one occasion.
T able 10.—SHOWING AGE INCIDENCE OF DIPHTHERIA.
| 0— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 |