[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City.

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). City Council
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The corrected diagnosis in 16 cases was as follows :—bronchitis (4), influenza and bronchitis (3), pulmonary tuberculosis (3), influenza (2), and one each influenza and streptococcal empyema, otitis media and mastoid, cellulitis of neck and staphy- lococcal septicaemia, and carbuncle. Four deaths occurred in this group from influenza and bronchitis (1), septicaemia (2) and carbuncle (1). Table showing age and sex of pneumonia patients :— Age-period in years 0-4 years. 5-9 years. 10-14 years. 15-19 years. 20-29 years. 30-39 yea ra 40-49 years. 50 -4- years. Totals. f Males 9 5 2 7 10 3 3 5 44 Recovered -j (_ Females . 3 3 i 2 5 4 5 2 25 f Males 0 1 2 5 4 5 23 1 Died 7 1 Females . 7 1 3 5 i 2 3 22 | Totals 25 10 3 12 22 13 14 15 114 ; Hospital death-rate, 39-47 per cent. MEASLES. There were 809 cases admitted to the wards notified as suffering from measles, j The diagnosis was confirmed in 737 patients. In addition there were 14 cases of ; measles misdiagnosed as follows :—whooping-cough (5), diphtheria (4), scarlet i fever (3), rubella (1) and cerebro-spinal meningitis (1). This makes the total of j cases suffering from measles 751. The corrected diagnosis in 70 cases was as j follows:—rubella (31), bronchitis (12), erythema (9), broncho-pneumonia (7), ] catarrh (4), scarlet fever (3), streptococcal septicaemia (1), pityriasis rubra (1), I adenitis (1), and tonsillitis and otorrhcea (1). There were 68 deaths due to complications :—broncho-pneumonia (61), enteritis (2), pulmonary tuberculosis (2), acute bronchitis (1), encephalitis (1), diphtheria (1). : The following complications were noted :— Broncho-Pneumonia 111 cases or 14-5 Otitis media . 90 11-9 Rhinitis 17 2-3 Enteritis . 15 20 Adenitis 10 1-3 Table showing age and sex of measles patients Age-period in years . 0 1 years. l 2 years. 2-3 years. 3-4 years. \ years. 5-9 years. 10-14 years. 15-19 years. 20-29 years. 30-39 years. 40-f years. Totals f Males . Recovered 4 2(1 08 57 41 35 48 0 i 10 o i 307 (. Females 28 71 60 49 30 02 7 10 38 in 3 370 f Males . Died i 9 10 5 o o 4 38 ( Females m 13 2 2 1 l ... 1 30 Totals 73 KM 114 94 73 114 13 — .8 5 751