[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Swindon Borough.

  • Swindon Borough Council
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Swindon Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    62 Of these 21 specimens, B. dysenteriae Sonne was re¬ covered from .... .... 7 Stools suggestive of dysentery no organisms recovered .... 5 Stools negative .... .... 9 (Other pathogenic organisms, 0) Incidence, Age Distribute ion. 0-5 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 i 45-55 55-65 65 & over 1 Total 14 7 6 9 4 4 2 Severe 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 Moderate .... 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 Mild 9 3 0 8 1 3 2 1 This table suggests that there was no special age incidence. Weekly incidence dated by onset of symptoms. 30-10-37— 6-11-37 .... 1 7-11-37—13-11-37 .... .... 0 14-11-37—20-11-37 .... .... 0 21-11-37—27-11-37 .... ' 2 28-11-37— 4-12-37 .... .... 6 5-12-37—11-12-37 .... .... 5 12-12-37—18-12-37 .... 5 19-12-37—25-12-37 .... .... 10 26-] 2-37— 1-1-38 .... 1 2-1-38— 8-1-38 .... .... 0 9-1-38— 15-1-38 .... .... 5 16-1-38— 22-1-38 .... .... 3 23-1-38— 29-1-38 .... .... 3 30-1-38— 5-2-38 .... .... 5 6-2-38— 12-2-38 .... .... i | Monthly incidence (by date of notification) correlated with the district in which the cases occurred. North Ward South Ward East Ward West Ward Oueens Ward Kings Ward November 1937 1 December 1937 7 2 6 9 1 3 January 1938 — 2 4 2 3 2 February 1938 1 1 1 1 1 2 Totals 9 5 11 12 5 7 1 hese two tables give an indication of the widespread dis¬ tribution of the condition and a hint that the total incidence: was considerably larger than notification indicated.