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Port of London 1909
Report for the year ended 31st December 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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DENTON HOSPITAL.
It will be seen from a perusal of the Table that 58 cases were admitted
for treatment, and that of these, 14, or the largest number, were Scarlet Fever
cases which came from one of the Training Ships in the river.
There were 7 cases remaining in the Hospital at the end of the preceding
year, bringing the total number of cases to 65. Of these, 59 were discharged
convalescent, while, 6 namely, 4 Enteric Fever and 2 Small-pox (unvaccinated
confluent severe), terminated fatally.
It is shown that the average number of days treatment for each case was
18.18, while the average daily number of patients in Hospital was 3.23, and
the average daily cost of maintenance for each patient was 2s. 2.48d. This
is somewhat higher than usual, and is accounted for by the smaller number of
patients in Hospital to be provided for, and the special needs of Small-pox
patients and Training Ship boys.
TABLE XXII.
HOSPITAL.
Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c.
| Patients remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1908 7 | ||||
| Admitted. | Discharged, | Died. | Remaining under treatment | |
| Cholera (suspected) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubonic Plague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspected ditto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Small-pox | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Continued Fever | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Erysipelas - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicken-pox- | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Other diseases | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1909 | Nil | |||
| Total number of days treatment during the year | 1,182 | |||
| Average number of days treatment for each case | 18.18 | |||
| Average daily number of patients in Hospital | 3.23 | |||
| Average daily cost of maintenance per patient | 2s. 2.46d. | |||
| Average total cost of maintenance per patient | ||||