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Brentford and Chiswick 1936

[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.
6

The complications observed among the cases were as follows :—

Rhinorrhoea90
Secondary tonsillitis8
Peritonsillar abscess5
Cervical adenitis63
Cervical gland abscess2
Otitis media and otorrhoea38
Meatal furunculosis1
Basal meningitis1
Nephritis21
Arthritis4
Relapse (with rash)22
Bronchitis4
Broncho-pneumonia3
Pleural effusion2
Empyema2
Septic sores10
Jaundice2
Frontal sinusitis1
Cardiac irregularity2
Septic rash—face and scalp1
Vaginal discharge1
Serum abscess1