[Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Gillingham (Kent) Borough.
- Gillingham (Kent, England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1915
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Gillingham (Kent) Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The following table will show coimparisons for the past five years^: ]911 1912 1913 1914 1915 Scarlet Fever 1 ... 5 ... 2 ... 2 ... 0 Measles 39 ... 0 ... 1 ... 5 ... 5 Small Pox 0 ... 0 .. 0 ... 0 ... 0 Diphtheria 9 ... 19 ... 7 ... 14 ... 12 Whooping Cough 17 ... 12 ... 1 ... 13 ... 12 Enteric Fever 5 ... 1 ... 6 ...^ 6 ... 1 Diarrhcea and Enteritis 71 .. 4 ... 9 ... 8 ... 15 I will now show how the notifications occurred in the various quarters. Nature of Disease. 1st Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. 4tli Qr. Total. Scarlet Fever 38 ... 24 ... 34 ... 43 ... 139 Diphtheria 31 . . 19 ... 18 ... 26 ... 94 Erysipelas 10 ... 3 ... 10 .. 9 ... 32 Small Pox 0 ... 0 .. 0 ... 0 ... 0 Enteric Fever 0 ... 1 ... 3 ... 1 ... 5 Cerebro Spinal Meningitis... 1 ... 3 ... 1 ... 0 ... 5 80 ... 50 ... 66 ... 79 ... 275 SCAELET FEVER. During the year 139 cases were notified tO' me. For the previous year there were 201 cases; in 1913, 221; and 1912, 357. The character of the disease was certainly of a mild type, and there were no deaths. The peeling in many cases was very slight, and as so many cases have no rash when coming to the Hospital, the after-effects point very often to the idea that Rubella was the disease, and not true Scarlet Fever. I had a few cases sent to me in the peeling state by teachers, and there were some at home in the same condition, but the other memberSi of the family were not attacked; in fact, I feel more anxious about the Otorrhcea and Rhinitis, as I certainly consider there are more cases when that remains, and it is there that the infection lies. The following table shows those notified, admitted to Hospital, and deaths for the past five years : — Year. No. Notified. To Hospital. Deaths, 1910 39 29 0 1911 86 57 1 1912 357 148 5 1913 221 95 2 1914 201 117 1 1915 139 92 0](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29255302_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
