[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1929
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![BryFEGTiOUS DiSEASES. Smallpox.- Though Sniall]K)x was still prevalent during tlie f early ])art of tlie year in the surroundinVg districts in Durham, ■1 none of our school children became infected. ChickenpOX was responsible for 1<S6 eases. } '* Scarlet Fever. Ninety-three eases were noiilied a.mongst t children of school age without a death. The use of a new serum ■ in the severe eases lias wipctl out the mortality which this disease ■ used to iidliet. Diphtheria. This disease is certainly one of the most treach- erous of diseases amongst our school children. During the year there were 90 cases v/itli 5 deaths, 'bhe onset is so insidious that the child may not comjilain or the j^areut be aware of tlic condition until ju’ofound collapse of the patient indicates something serious. Modern medical science lias jirovided us with a very eilicient remedy when timely ajiplied, in the shape of anti-toxic serum. I have no hesitation in saying that if these 5 fatal cases had had this treatment opjiortunely they need not ha^■e died. More reccnily excellent results are being achieved by tlic |)rotection of the indi- vidual by means ol the Schick Test and the sidiseipient immuni- zation. This method is now used extensively in safeguarding the staffs of our Infectious Diseases Hospitals with. 100% success^ ivisasles and German IVIea.s5es. - -A very mild form of .Measles was [irevalent during .Alarch to .July accounting for TD'l cases amongst children of school age with onlv I death. Tuberculosis. Six new cases of ruhnonary and 27 cases of Aon-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified during the year, accounting for 1 death from Pidmonary and 0 dcatlis from *Xon- viilmonary forms. Wi iflOSUre. Mainly owing to rnlhienza in February, and V\hoo|ung Cough and Measles during the months of March and April, it was necessary in 8 cases to give the usual medical certili- c*ate for grant purposes as reipiired under the Klcmentary Kduea- lon I lovisional Code 1922, \N'hen the attendances in any Deiiart- nient fall below 60% owing to Infectious Disease. I was not louiid necessary to advise the closing of any of the schools.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149113_0107.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
