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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Dick Test. | |
| Number of patients tested | 462 |
| Number which proved positive | 242 |
| Rate per cent. of positives | 52.38 |
| Number immunised | 167 |
| Number of cases in which permission for immunisation was not obtained | 9 |
| Rate per cent. of cases in which permission for immunisation was not obtained | 1.94 |
Gate Cases.
The following is a record of cases suspected to be suffering from infectious diseases which were brought direct to the Hospital for diagnosis:—
| Number sent by medical practitioners | 193 | |
| Number of these admitted | 73 | |
| (Diphtheria 63, Scarlet Fever 8, Other diseases 2) | ||
| Number brought by relatives | 299 | |
| Number of these admitted (Diphtheria 43, Scarlet Fever 5, Other diseases 19) | 67 | |
| Number sent from other hospitals | 20 | |
| Number of these admitted (Diphtheria 4, Scarlet Fever 1, Other diseases 2) | 7 | |
| Total number of cases examined | 512 | |
| Total number of cases admitted:— | ||
| Diphtheria | 1,10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | |
| Other diseases | 23 | |
| 147 | ||
Bacteriological Work.
Swabs examined for diphtheria:— Number sent by Medical Practitioners:—
| Positive results | Per cent positive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Faucial | 1511 | 123 | 8.0 |
| Nasal | 169 | 15 | 8.0 |
| Aural | 10 | 2 | 20.0 |
| Total | 1690 | 140 | 8.2 |