Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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:–
Year | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever ( including Paratyphoid) |
---|---|---|---|
1923 | 135 | 152 | 7 |
1929 | 74 | 113 | 1 |
1930 | 73 | 100 | 5 |
1931 | 61 | 53 | 1 |
1932 | 56 | 47 | 1 |
1933 | 125 | 30 | 2 |
1934 | 40 | 42 | 2 |
1935 | 54 | 50 | 2 |
1936 | 67 | 27 | 6 |
1937 | 51 | 21 | 1 |
1938 | 61 | 72 | 1 |
1939 | 69 | 19 | 1 |
1940 | 45 | 53 | 3 |
1941 | 54 | 15 | 7 |
1942 | 79 | 8 | — |
1943 | 110 | 3 | 1 |
1944 | 49 | 7 | — |
1945 | 28 | 16 | — |
1946 | 34 | 8 | 1 |
1947 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
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.