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Barking 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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47. ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
(a) Admissions.

Table: The following is the table of admissions, etc., in respect of infectious diseases during1931:—

The following is the table of admissions, etc., in respect of infectious diseases during1931:—

Disease.In Hospital January, 1st, 1931.Admitted during the year.Died.Discharged.In Hospital Dec. 31st, 1931.
Scarlet Fever11145112728
Diphtheria (including 1 case admitted as Laryngeal Croup)42240*825220
Pneumonia1111-
Puerperal Fever-----
Puerperal Pyrexia-1-1-
Enteric Fever-3-3-
Mumps-1-1-
Meningitis-11--
Rheumatism-1-1-
Tonsilitis-1--1
Others-2-2-

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*The case of laryngeal croup died. It was not a case of diphtheria but a
case of pneumonia, with rickets, involving amongst other things the
cartilages of the voice box.
(b) Number of lied Days.—The total number of bed days in the infectious
diseases hospital during 1931 was 16,905—that is to say, an average of -16 patients
were in hospital throughout the 365 days in the year.
It is generally recognised that 100 beds, even when not fully occupied, represent
sufficient work for a whole-time medical officer, so that during 1931 the amount of
work undertaken at the hospital was equal to about half the time of a whole-time
officer.
(c) Hospital Accommodation.—The problem of using the hospital accommodation
available to the very best advantage is one to which I have made reference in
previous reports, and I would refer you particularly to my remarks on the hospitalisation
of scarlet fever in my Annual Report for the year 1928. From these