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Southall 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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One minor operation was performed for an axillary abscess. One case developed
measles the day after admission.
Two cases of scarlatina were on admission found to be suffering from other
diseases: one from diphtheria, and one from extensive scalding of foot.
Five cases were transferred from St. Bernard's Hospital and found to be suffering
from additional infections, one from jaundice, one from gastritis, one from impetigo and
post-auricular abscess, one from erythema nodosum, and one from chorea.
Complications of the cases of scarlatina were:—
Albuminuria 1
External otitis 1
Adenitis 2
Secondary attacks 3
Jaundice 1
Otorrhoea 1
Rheumatism 1
Axillary abscess 1
Diphtheria.
Fifty-nine cases notified as diphtheria were admitted to the hospital. Fifty-one
of these were confirmed as diphtheria.
The following table shows the incidence of the cases in age groups:—

Table No. 47.

Age (years)0-55-1515-2525-3535 +
Number93282

The clinical types in which the diagnosis was substantiated were as follows :—
Laryngeal 4
Tonsillor (Faucial) 24
Naso-pharyngeal 8
Anterior-nasal 13
"Bacteriological" 2
The complications recorded were as follows:—
Myocarditis 2
Otitis media 1
Infective jaundice 1
Palatal paralysis 1
There were 3 operations: Tracheotomy, 2; Teeth extraction, 1.
Measles.
Six cases confirmed as measles were admitted to the hospital; three of the cases
on admission were found to be suffering from an additional infection—one from whooping
cough and two from broncho-pneumonia.
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