[Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1928
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Credit: [Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    From these observations certain deductions may be made :— (1) The official notification returns of scarlet fever must, in poorer quarters at least, be very incomplete. (2) The prevalence of scarlet fever in a City is maintained partly, at any rate, by “ missed ” cases and by sore throats. (3) The occurrence of sporadic cases of scarlet fever in a day school suggests that the virus is already influencing the school as a whole. Table I.—Rural Day School—Cases of Scarlet Fever and Sore Throat. + = Scarlet Fever. 0 = Sore Throat. Classes and Average Age of Pupils Number Date of Date last at A B c D E F when Haemolytic of Case Sickening School 5-6 6-7 7-9 9-11 11-12 12-14 Swabbed Streptococci l August 22 August 22 — - + - - - 2 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 - - - - 0 - 10th - 3 „ 3 i ) 4 - - — + - - 4 5 „ 5 ,, 8 J 5 5 7 + — — — - - 6th + 6 7 » io „ 10 i i it 7 7 - - 0 — 0 - 2nd + 8 ,. 13 11 13 - - - - - 0 3rd + 9 „ 14 11 14 - - - - - 0 3rd + 10 ,, 15 16 - - - 0 - - 2nd - 11 „ 16 i t 16 — - - 0 - - 3rd + 12 21 1 5 21 - - 0 — - - 2nd + 13 23 23 - - 0 - - - 2nd — 14 ‘ „ 30 October 5 t > October 28 - - - + - - 2nd + 15 5 - - 0 - — - 3rd - 16 „ 7 a 7 - 0 - - - - 3rd + 17 » 9 11 9 - - - - 0 - 2nd + Example II. Urban Day School. Table Showing Cases of Scarlet Fever and Sore Throat Occurring During Autumn Term. Order of Sickening. Date of Sickening. Date of Booking. A B 5 5 C D 5 6 E 7 F 7 Class and Age. G H I J K 8 8 8 9 9 L 10 M 10 N O 10 11 Interval in Days between cases of Scarlet Fever. P Q 12 B.C.* 1 Sept. 12 Sept. 14 X 2 25 Oct. 21 xl ... 13 3 ,, 30 ,, 1 x ... 5 4 Oct. 1 ,, 3 x ... 1 5 1 >, 21 xl 1 6 „ 3 „ 21 ... xl 2 7 ,, 4 „ 8 x2 1 8 » 5 „ 21 xl ... 1 9 7 „ 12 x2 2 10 „ 9 „ io X ... 2 11 „ 9 „ 10 X 2 12 12 ,, 21 xl ... 3 13 ,, 13 13 X 1 „ 16 0 „ 17 0 14 ,, 20 21 xO 7 15 „ 21 >, 31 xl 1 „ 23 0 0 16 24 ,, 25 0 ... ,, 29 0 0 0 x2 0 4 17 26 ,, 26 X 1 18 „ 26 jSTov. 16 xl ... 1 19 „ 26 6 ... x2 1 „ 27 ... 0 0 „ 28 ... 0 0 0 20 ,, 29 2 0... ... X 0 3 21 31 .. 6 x2 2