[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Exeter City & County.

  • Exeter (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1910
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Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Exeter City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Scarlet Fever. TABLE Showing Age and Sex Incidents:— Tv'vumn>uwsniirm wigmiuniuvi: Cases Notified Removed to Isolation Hospital M F T M F T Under 1 Year 1 — 1 — — — Between 1 and 5 Years 7 2 9 5 2 7 ,, 5 and 10 ,, 10 16 26 10 15 25 ,, 10 and 15 ,, 7 6 13 6 5 11 Over 15 Years 2 5 7 2 4 6 Total 27 29 56 23 26 49 SCARLET FEVER. During the past year 143 cases of Scarlet Fever have been notified, 61 males and 82 females, of whom 132 were removed to the Sanatorium. This is an increase on the previous six years. By experience we have found that Scarlet Fever is practically epidemic with us once in 8 years, and last year should have been the highest point in the curve for this series of years.