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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XVI
| Notified as | In Hospital 1.1.45. | Admitted during year. | Died during year. | Discharged during year. | Remaining in Hospital 31.12.45. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | 56 | 1 | 48 | 7 |
| Diphtheria "carrier" | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | 154 | - | 149 | 13 |
| Scarlet Fever & Measles | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Scarlet Fever & Chicken Pox | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Measles | 1 | 131 | 2 | 129 | 1 |
| Measles &. Acute Appendicitis | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Measles & Meningitis | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Measles & Whooping Cough | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | 18 | - | 15 | 3 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 22 | - | 22 | 1 |
| Chicken Pox & Infantile eczema | - | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Mumps | - | 42 | - | 40 | 2 |
| Rubella | - | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Erysipelas | - | 23 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dysentery (incl. gastro-enteritis) | 2 | 58 | 5 | 53 | 2 |
| Marasmus | - | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Glandular Fever | - | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Infective Hepatitis | - | 8 | — | 7 | 1 |
| Meningitis | - | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Malaria | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | - | 20 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | — | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| Vincent's Angina | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Quinsy | - | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Tonsillitis | - | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Ulcerated stomatitis | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Furunculosis | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Otorrhoea | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Adenitis of neck | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Dermatitis | - | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Impetigo | 2 | 24 | - | 25 | 1 |
| Scabies | - | 7 | - | 6 | 1 |
| Observation | - | 11 | 1. | 9 | 1 |
| Infants admitted with mothers for nursing purposes | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Mother admitted to nurse infant | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| TOTALS | 14 | 646 | 12 | 606 | 42 |
NUMBER OF CASES TREATED - COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.
TABLE XVII
| Notified as | ADMISSIONS. | DEATHS, | DISCHARGES. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
| Diphtheria | 51 | 34 | 56 | 1 | — | 1 | 56 | 37 | 48 |
| Scarlet Fever | 560 | 265 | 154 | - | 1 | - | 533 | 323 | 149 |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 23 | - | - | 1 | 17 | 20 | ||
| Measles | 49 | 131 | - | - | 49 | 129 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 40 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 38 | 15 | |
| Mumps | 8 | 4 | 42 | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | |
| Chicken Pox | 3 | 22 | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| Rubella | 6 | 31 | 8 | - | - | - | 6 | 31 | 8 |
| Dysentery & Gastro-enteritis | 9 | 34 | 58 | - | - | 5 | 34 | 53 | |
| Other conditions | 38 | 33 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 38 | |
| TOTALS | 748 | 485 | 646 | 3 | 4 | 720 | 544 | 606 | |