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Sutton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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The prevalence of infectious diseases since 1920 is
shown in a preceding table. Measles and Whoopingcough
are the most predominating, the latter being
three times more fatal. No death arose from the 126
cases of Scarlet Fever, and five from 95 cases of
Diphtheria. The case mortality of Pneumonia indicates
that the notification of this disease is partially neglected,
and the same applies to Puerperal Fever.
| Disease. | Cases. | Report. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | |||
| Diphtheria | 26 | — | 26 | |
| Tuberculosis | 16 | 4 | 12 | |
No use has been made of the Schick and Dick tests
in Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever respectively.
Influenza caused four deaths at 65 years or above,
out of a total of 241 deaths. In the previous four
years the deaths were seven out of 199, six out of 216,
none out of 221, and eight out of 218 total deaths.
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality during 1925.
| Ages. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - |
| 10 | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | - | _ | - |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | ||||
| 45 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Of these 33 cases, the first information received of six of them was on
their admission to a hospital or sanatorium.