[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough.
- Eccles (Greater Manchester, England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1940
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Infectious Diseases. Diphtherias—--'^ During the year 148 cases of diphtheria were notified and in addition 16 persons were admitted to hospital on account of suspected diphtheria hut the illness in these cases subsequently was found to he due to acute tonsillitis or other throat conditions. Twenty diphtheria carriers were also discovered during the year and received treatment0 There were three localised outbreaks of the disease. In February;13 cases of diphtheria occurred among children attending All Saints School and in March there were 5 more cases in this school and 4 in Godfrey Ermen Schools among children residing in the same area* 4 carriers were discovered in connection’with this outbreak- In investigating one case of diphtheria, information was received that a child in the next house was ill in bed and was being visited by other children,, No doctor was in attendance and when visited 'b .It' • ..c. to be suffering from diphtheria0 In all,5 cases or diphtheria were directly connected with this riissed case* During February, 7 cases, of diphtheria occurred in St, Josephs Home among chi1 Iren who attend St* Gilberts School and one earn ?r was also found in the Home, All the children ii. the Home were subsequently immunised. In the Autumn there was i localise^ outdreal;, of diphtheria in the centre of the town, 1? cases occuring among children attend’ jg Lewis St« Schools during the last four months of the year* In addition 3 children under school age and 4 persons over school age residing in this district also suffered from diphtheria during this period (] diphtheria carrier](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29189408_0004.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
