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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
Southall 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table No. 44.
| Remaining on 31.12.40 | Admitted during year as | Subsequently diagnosed as | Discharged recovered | Died | Mort. per cent. | Remaining 31.12.41 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlatina | 3 | 56 | 55 | 52 | – | – | 6 |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 59 | 51 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Measles | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Scabies | – | 6 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Other diseases | – | 1 | 8 | 5 | – | – | 3 |
One case of naso-pharyngeal diphtheria died 14 hours after admission and one,
a laryngeal case, died 2 hours after admission, following tracheotomy.
Table No. 45.
| Number admitted. Final diagnosis | Number discharged | Deaths | Transfers | Re- admissions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sc. F. | Diph. | Others | Sc. F. | Diph. | Others | Diph. | Others | Diph. | Sc. F. | Diph. | Sc. F. | |
| January | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| February | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| March | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| April | 6 | 9 | – | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| May | 5 | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| June | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| July | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| August | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| September | 3 | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| October | 6 | 8 | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| November | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| December | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | 51 | 20 | 52 | 50 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Scarlatina.
Table No. 46.
| Age (years) | 0-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 6 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
The disease on the whole was fairly mild.
There were no return cases, i.e., cases admitted from a household within 28 days
of the return of a case of scarlatina to that household.
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