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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
Richmond upon Thames 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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During the year the number of Specimens, &c. sent up for examination was as follows:-
| Disease Suspected. | Nature and Specimen. | Result. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative | |||
| Diphtheria | Swabs from Throat and Nose | 40 | 217 | 257 |
| Tuberculosis | Sputum | 16 | 63 | 79 |
| Enteric Fever | Blood | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Syphilis | Blood | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | 284 | 340 | ||
Scarlet Fever. During 1925, 112 cases of this disease were
notified and 97 were treated in hospital. The rate per 1,000 living
was 3.2 as compared with a case rate of 2.36 in England and
Wales. There were no deaths.
This is a disease which appears to occur in regular cycles.
For some years there may be few cases notified and this is followed
by a year in which there is an epidemic.
During the last five years the numbers were
| 1921 | 83 |
| 1922 | 47 |
| 1923 | 32 |
| 1924 | 23 |
| 1925 | 112 |
If we go back over the last fifty years we find that every few
years there is a recrudescence of the disease.