Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg.

  • Winnipeg (Man.). Health Department.
Date:
[1930]
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Credit: Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A table showing, for comparison, Diphtheria among the immunized and non-immunized children is attached to this report. It is not practical to reschick the children immunized in school, if it were, the numbers in this table would be reduced still further. No child immunized since 1925 in our city schools has died from Diphtheria so far as our knowledge goes. Where Diphtheria is recorded this Department does not question the diagnosis, in other words we have taken credit for cases which in all probability did not have clinical Diphtheria. Diphtheria Carriers totalled 58 as compared with 53 for the preced¬ ing year. Institutions had an increase from 10 to 25. Diphtheria Antitoxin: As formerly, this was supplied free by the Provincial Health Department, amount distributed being 2,241,000 units. Toxoid also supplied free and including amount used in the Schools was as follows: 1st 2nd 3rd Dose Physicians received . 323 289 268 1 person complete dose Physicians and Schools. 437 Packets 6 person complete dose “ “ “ 97 Packets 12 person complete dose “ “ “ 168 Packets Schick “ “ “ 212 Packets SCARLET FEVER The total number of cases of Scarlet Fever reported for the year was 327, deaths 3, as compared with 512 cases' and 6 deaths during 1929. The reduction in cases was general throughout the city. Ward one had almost reduced its number 50%. The other Wards also showed a big reduction in cases. Winnipeg did not have a death amongst its own citizens; the 3 deaths which are recorded being non-resident. This is a very creditable showing and we are pleased to note that the number of cases are the lowest in twelve years past. On several occasions we have had threatened outbreaks through con¬ tact with missed cases but in each instance we were able to track down suspect convalescent cases, and where the infection had for its focus a school child we had the co-operation and valuable assistance of the School Nurses.