Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Scarlet Fever.—Of the 449 cases admitted as scarlet fever
276 were from Ealing, 164 from Brentford and Chiswick and 8 were
from Southall. Ten of the total were found not to be suffering
from the disease and were ultimately diagnosed as follows :—
Common cold 1, septic rash 1, streptococcal septicaemia 1,
measles 1, tonsillitis 3, influenzal pneumonia 1, serum rash 1
and urticaria 1.
Four cases of scarlet fever were found on admission to be
suffering also from a second disease, as follows :—
Chickenpox 2, whooping cough 1, measles 1.
The incidence of the actual cases of scarlet fever in the various
age-groups was as follows :—
1-5 yrs.
103
5-15 yrs.
270
15-25 yrs.
30
25-35 yrs.
20
35-45 yrs.
10
Over 45 yrs.
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The complications observed among the cases were as follows :—
Rhinorrhoea | 90 |
Secondary tonsillitis | 8 |
Peritonsillar abscess | 5 |
Cervical adenitis | 63 |
Cervical gland abscess | 2 |
Otitis media and otorrhoea | 38 |
Meatal furunculosis | 1 |
Basal meningitis | 1 |
Nephritis | 21 |
Arthritis | 4 |
Relapse (with rash) | 22 |
Bronchitis | 4 |
Broncho-pneumonia | 3 |
Pleural effusion | 2 |
Empyema | 2 |
Septic sores | 10 |
Jaundice | 2 |
Frontal sinusitis | 1 |
Cardiac irregularity | 2 |
Septic rash—face and scalp | 1 |
Vaginal discharge | 1 |
Serum abscess | 1 |