Special report on the recent outbreak of diphtheria / by J.T.C. Nash, Medical Officer of Health.

  • Southend-on-Sea City Council
Date:
[1902]
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Credit: Special report on the recent outbreak of diphtheria / by J.T.C. Nash, Medical Officer of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    H. H. (M, Bf, July 23) A. T. *(F, 13, July 27) *(M,5,J uly28) *(M,5,t I i R. B. ! *(F, 12, July 30) *(F,4, July 30) I. H. F,4, Aug. 5) L. W. V. D. uly 28) (M, 5, July 26) (F. 4, July 31) (F, 6, Aug. 7) E. W. (F, 2, July 30) H..W.(F,6, July 31) (* denotes cases removed to the Borough Sanatorium.) On ist August, M. B. *(F., 8), and E. B. *(M., 6), brother and sister, were notified ; M. B. died the same day. These children had also attended the Brewery Boad Schools. Secondary cases began to crop up in connection with some of the above as follows : *V. D. (F, 4, July 31) *1. H. (4, Aug. 5) #A. T. (July 27) *M. H. (Aug. 3) «J. II. (M, H, Aug. 10) *W. T. (M, 8. Aug. 11) *R. L. & E. L. (Aug. 4 & 5) C. E. (F, 4, Aug. 11) *A. T.(F, 5, Aug. 8) The above primary and secondary cases occurred in the adjoining parts of South church, All Saints’ and St. John’s parishes among families whose children had attended the Brewery Road Schools in July. In addition to the above, on 24th July a case of Diphtheria was notified at 73, N-Road, St. Mary’s, but was not recommended for admission to Hospital. This patient died on the 27th July. On 9th and 10th August, two more notifications from the same house were received. On nth August, a boy, aged 2, living at 2, B-Terrace, was notified as suffering from Diphtheria, and died the same day before he could be removed to Hospital, Defective sanitary arrangements were found in this house, and on an adjoining waste piece of ground various offensive matters were found, including the decomposing remains of an animal (dog). On the 13th, another male child, aged 5, was notified with Diphtheria from the same house. On the same date another case was notified at 1, D-Road, but this was a doubtful case. On 14th August, I received a notification of Diphtheria in the person of a child, aged 3, who had arrived the previous day from Harringay. This child was also suffering from Whooping Cough. This is an instance of the manner in which infectious diseases are imported into the Borough. On 15th August,