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Barnes 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
The number of cases admitted to the Isolation Hospital during
the year was lower than the average, the total cases numbering only 72.
The diseases under treatment at the Hospital during the year were as under:—
| Admissions. | deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 |
| Diptheria carrier | 1 | — |
| - | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 46 | - |
| - | ||
| Measles | 10 | 1 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | — |
| Chicken Pox | 3 | — |
| Mumps | 1 | — |
| — | ||
| Total | 72 | 3 |
Diphtheria Cases Admitted.
Only one case of diphtheria was admitted during the year. The
case was of extremely severe character and terminated fatally.
Scarlet Fever Cases Admitted.
Cases of scarlet fever admitted during 1938 numbered 46.
In 26 of the patients the original attack was relatively mild;
in 16 cases the attack was moderately severe, and in 4 the disease
was of a severe type. Scarlet-fever anti-toxin was used in all suitable
cases with most beneficial results.
No death occurred.
Among the 46 cases the following complications occurred:—
Secondary throat, 1; cervical adenitis, 3; rhinorrhæœa, 3; otorrhœa,
2; toxic heart, 2.
Detention in hospital was not continued beyond six weeks in 35
of the cases; the remaining 11 cases were detained in hospital for
varying periods of longer duration according to the nature of the
complication which had ocurred.
No cross-infection occurred in either of the Scarlet Fever Blocks,
and there was no "return case" during the year.