[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough.

  • Stourbridge (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table showing Incidence and Severity of DiphtJ^oadiS Year Total • Deaths Mortality Immunised Children G as.es Rate Cases Deaths 1935 110 18 16.3 3 1936 33 5 15.1 ’ 3 — : 937 81 3 3.7 6 — 1938 49 2 4.08 6 — 1939 40 7 17.5 11 — 1940 71 2 2.81 9 — 1941 87 5 5.74 8 - 1942 21 - - 2 — 1943 18 1 5.5 5 — 1944 25 2 8.0 9 — 1945 47 3 6 e 38 11 - 582 48 73 - w'^7 vrrsza DYSENTERY There were eleven cases of Dysentery, three being Flexncr and the remainder Sonne, I am glad to state that the Flexncr oases were extremely mild. Gee of the ’Flexncr’ patients was admitted to Hospital and made a rapid recovery and the other two in the same household were discovered as a result of examining the contacts. In regard to the Sonne cases the dates of onset were 6th, 10th, 13th and 18th April, 19th May, 28th June and 28th July. Seven of these cases were admitted to Hospital and all quickly responded to treatment. The source of infection was not discovered.