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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

Kingston upon Thames 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: A summary of the work from April to December 31st is as follows :—

A summary of the work from April to December 31st is as follows :—

Number of sessions33
Number of attendances1987
Number of Schick Tests435
Number of Injections1053
Number of posterior Schick Tests219
Number of Certificates issued208

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Of the 435 cases Schick tested, 68 were found to be
immune. There were only 8 cases still positive on re-test
after treatment and these received two further injections
of T.A.M.
No cases of Diphtheria were notified during the year
among immunised children.
ENTERIC FEVER.
Two cases of enteric fever were notified during August.
Ihey were admitted to the Kingston & District Hospital
and made good recoveries. The sera in both cases
agglutinated suspensions of B. Typhosus. There was no
connection between the cases, and exhaustive investigations
into the circumstances failed to trace the source of infection.
PNEUMONIA.
The number of cases notified was 21, compared with
34 and 43 for the last two years.
PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Comment on these diseases will be found under Section
B of the Report (Maternity and Child Welfare, Sub-section
ii).