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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
Southall-Norwood 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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DIPHTHERIA AND CROUP.
Twenty-two cases of Diphtheria were notified, as compared with 51 last year.
| Month. | North Side. | South Side. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| February | — | — | — |
| March | 2 | — | 2 |
| April | 1 | — | 1 |
| May | — | 1 | 1 |
| June | — | — | — |
| July | 2 | — | 2 |
| August | — | 1 | 1 |
| September | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| October | — | 2 | 2 |
| November | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| December | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 12 | 22 |
DIPHTHERIA AND MEMBRANOUS CROUP. TABLE OF AGES.
| 1—5 Years. | 5—15 Years. | 15-25 Years. | 25-15 Years. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
Seventeen of the patients were treated in Hospital, and 5 were
isolated at home. Two of the notified cases, both adults, proved
negative on repeated tests. There was only 1 fatal case, an adult
admitted in April. One patient admitted in May was a visitor
from Cardiff, and there is no doubt he had the complaint when he
came here.
Four of the cases occurred in two houses; but there was no
grouping of cases in any particular street or locality, nor incidence
among the scholars of any school. Only 9 of the patients attended
school, 6 of these were attending 4 different schools on the South
side, 2 one school on the North side, and 1 a London school. Out
of the large number of tests taken from the throats of contacts of
the notified cases only 2 were returned positive.