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Infectious Diseases.
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.—There were 14 "return" cases of Scarlet Fever and
none of Diphtheria during the year. The usual period allowed when speaking of a " Return
Case " is 28 days after the return home of a case from Hospital, or 28 days after the release of a
case from isolation at home.
No cases of Diphtheria were notified from North Hyde School during the year.
Some use is made of the Dick reaction in connection with query cases of Scarlet Fever at
Mogden Hospital. Scarlet Fever serum is used in nearly all cases at the hospital.
The Staff of Mogden Hospital is Schick tested and immunised.
Scarlet Fever.—The following table shows the number of cases which have been notified,
and the number and percentage of cases which have been removed to Hospital:—
No. of civil cases notified 386
No. of civil cases removed to Hospitals 333
Percentage of cases removed to Hospitals 86.27
The incident rate of Scarlet Fever in the civil population (87,555) was 4.41 per 1,000.
There were two deaths from this cause during the year.
Diphtheria.—The following table shows the number of notifications received and the percentage
of cases of Diphtheria removed to Hospital:—
No. of civil cases notified 99
No. of civil cases removed to Hospitals 98
Percentage of cases removed to Hospitals 99.0
The incident rate per 1,000 of the civil population was 1.13. Twenty-seven cases occurred
in institutions during the year. Four deaths occurred from this disease, i.e., a case mortality rate
of 4.04 per cent.
The deaths occurred in the following age groups :—
1—2 years 1 3—4 years 2 10—15 years 1
And in the following months :—
March 2 October 1 November 1
For the last five years the deaths from Diphtheria have been as follows :—•
Year Year Year Year Year
1930 19 1931 4 1932 3 1933 2 1934 4
The full details of the Immunisation work for 1934 are set out in the following report.
Schick testing has been resorted to in practically every case, and every effort has been made
to ensure that the work is as scientifically accurate as it is possible to make it.
Report of work of the Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics.
The total attendances during the year amounted to 5,750.
The cases concluded and issued with certificates of apparent immunity during the year
amounted to 646.
Of these 582 persons had been successfully immunised.
64 were found to be naturally immune.
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