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Barnes 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Hospital Administration.
Age and Sex Distribution of Scarlet Fever Cases.
| YEARS. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-6. | 5-10. | 10-15 | 15 | ||
| Males | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| Females | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 49 |
| Both Sexes | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 82 |
The above Table shows the incidence of the disease between
the ages of 5 and 10, and that more females were attacked than
males. That is what is generally found.
RETURN CASES.
There were three "return" cases during the year. In two
cases this was attributed to the patient developing a nasal catarrh
after leaving the hospital. The precautions taken to prevent
infection being taken home are very stringent. They include three
weeks' isolation in the acute ward, two or three weeks in the clean
convalescent ward, and one day in a clean side ward, with complete
change of bedding and clothing before leaving.
ENTERIC FEVER.
One case only during the year was removed to the Hospital
There was only one case notified during 1913.
This case contracted the disease in Kent and brought it to
Mortlake. The illness terminated fatally, and was complicated by
ventral hernia and obesity.