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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
West Ham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Number from other hospitals | 19 | |
| Number of these admitted | 7 | |
| (Diphtheria 3, Scarlet fever 2, Other diseases 2) Total number of cases examined | 824 | |
| (An increase of 295 over the previous year) | ||
| Total number of cases admitted:— | ||
| Diphtheria | 83 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 55 | |
| Other diseases | 42 | |
| Total | 180 | |
Staff Illness.
One probationer who gave a Dick negative reaction a few
days after arrival for duty, developed scarlet fever nine months
later. Three other probationers who were Dick positive contracted
scarlet fever before they were immunised. All made a satisfactory
recovery. Two "Schick positive" probationers contracted
diphtheria before they were immunised—the attacks were not
severe. Two probationers contracted whooping cough, one contracted
rubella, and one contracted mild facial erysipelas.
Twenty-three nurses and maids were warded with influenza,
and 22 with tonsillitis. Fifty-eight others were off duty for short
periods with minor ailments. All recovered.
| Number of probationers tested | 60 |
| Number which proved positive | 28 |
| Rate per cent. of positives | 46 |
| Number immunised | 26 |
| Number of probationers tested | 60 |
| Number which proved positive | 12 |
| Rate per cent. of positives | 20 |
| Number immunised | 11 |