Mr. W. H. Power's report to the local government board on diphtheria at the hospital for sick children, Great Ormond Street.

  • Power, W. H.
Date:
1880
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Credit: Mr. W. H. Power's report to the local government board on diphtheria at the hospital for sick children, Great Ormond Street. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table III, Period, antecedent to the 1st of March. Period, 1st of March to 1st of April. Ward. Invaded by Eeceiving for Treatment. Cases comprised in the Outbreak. Remarks. Diphtheria Ward. Diphtheria, January 8th until death. Diphtheria, February 5th-10th. Died. Diphtheria, from Alex- andra, 10th March. Diphtheria, from Alice, 10th March. Diphtheria, from Alice, 10th March. Diphtheria, from Victoria 11th March, 1 , Survivors removed to Alice Ward on 14th March. Louise Scarlatina, 5th March - Scarlatina, I7th „ Measles, 19th „ Diphtheria, 23rd „ Treated in North Block. Attacked at home day after leaving hospital. Attacked at home three days after leaving hospital. Attacked at home nine days after leaving hospital. Alexandra Catarrhal laryngitis, Dec. 9th to Jan. 2nd. Catarrhal laryngitis, Jan. 21st to Feb. 5th. Diphtheria, Jan. 27th to Feb. 5th. Died. Catarrhal laryngitis, Feb. 3rd to 25th. Diphtheria, 8th March Scarlatina, 10th „ Acute Albuminuria, 11th March. Died in Diphtheria Ward. Treated in North Block. Removed to Victoria 13th March, and there treated. Alice Measles, 6th Jan. Measles, 22nd „ (Both cases promptly removed from Ward.) Nasal Diphtheria, 9th March. Diphtheria, 9th March Diphtheria, 10 th „ Tonsillitis, 10th „ Whooping cough, 11th March. Sore throat, 13th March Swollen tonsils, 10th to 14th March. Swollen tonsils, 10th to 14th March. Diphtheria, end of March To Victoria 14th March. To Alice 9th April. Died 11th April. To Diphtheria Ward 10th March, To Alice 14tb March. To Diphtheria Ward 10th March. To Alice 14th March. Retained in Alice. Sent to St, Bartholomew’s 12 th March. Discharged, 13th March. Treated in Victoria, 13th to 22nd March. Treated in Victoria, 13th March to April. Attacked at home, and died there, Victoria - Membranous laryn- gitis, 9th Feb. (Treated in the Ward up to 1st March.) Lai-yngitis, Dec. 29th to Jan. 31st. Scarlatina, Jan. 1st to 14th. Catarrhal laryngitis, Jan. 30th to Feb. 10th. Diphtheria, 10th March Diphtheria, 24th ,, Diphtheria, 24th „ Sore mouth, 24th „ To Diphtheria Ward, and died there. Removed to Alice 24th March. Removed to Alice 24tk March. Treated in Victoria. Helena Follicular tonsillitis, 12th March. (Admitted to Helena from Alice wardabout 2nd March.) Retransferred to Alice 13th March. It is thus seen that cause for invasion of Louisa and Helena in antecedent human cases treated in these wards could be excluded; while as regards Alice, similar cause of invasion could scarcely be entertained, seeing that the only antecedent cases were two attacks by measles which occurred some six weeks before the outbreak; and that these cases of measles were followed at the outbreak, not by more measles, but by diphtheria and throat illness. On the other hand, with reference to Alexandra and Victoria wards, infection by antecedent human cases could not be excluded. Notably in Alexandra diphtheria had been treated within 32 days of the seizure in this ward of the