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Kingston upon Thames 1947

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

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The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications received during the last twenty years in respect of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever:–

YearScarlet FeverDiphtheriaEnteric Fever ( including Paratyphoid)
19231351527
1929741131
1930731005
193161531
193256471
1933125302
193440422
193554502
193667276
193751211
193861721
193969191
194045533
194154157
1942798
194311031
1944497
19452816
19463481
19472421

Scarlet Fever.
Twenty-four cases of mild Scarlet Fever were notified,
eighteen of which were of school age. No deaths
occurred and no "return'' cases. Eighteen of the cases
notified were removed to an infectious diseases hospital for
treatment and the remainder were treated at home.
Diphtheria.
Two cases of Diphtheria were notified in 1947. One
was a boy (4½ years) resident in the Borough. The other was
an adult case from a nearby extra-district military establishment,
notified from the Kingston County Hospital out-patients'
department, and transferred to an infectious diseases hospital
for treatment.
One school girl was found to be a diphtheria "carrier",
and received hospital treatment.
Intensive work was continued to immunize the school
and pre-school population against diphtheria, and the table on
the following page shows the stage reached by the end of 1947.