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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
Southgate 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
The number of patients treated in hospital during
1945 was 430, as against 441 during 1944 and 585 during
1943. (This number comprises all patients admitted
during the year, together with those in hospital on
1st January, 1945.)
The following table sets out the number of patients admitted to the hospital during 1943, 1944 and 1945, and the areas from which those patients were admitted:
| 1943. | 1944. | 1945. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southgate | 178 | 144 | 119 |
| Tottenham | 346 | 225 | 252 |
| Middlesex County Council | 5 | 5 | |
| Military Authorities | 15 | 19 | |
| Friern Barnet | 1 | — | — |
| Wood Green | — | — | |
| Ken s ingt on | — | — | 1 |
| 545 | 390 | 396 |
The diseases for which the 396 patients were admitted during 1945 were as follows:
| Scarlet fever | 178 |
| Scarlet fever & Chickenpox | 2 |
| Scarlet fever & Pneumonia | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 72 |
| Diphtheria & Scarlet fever | 1 |
| Diphtheria "carrier" | 3 |
| Dysentery | 24 |
| Enteritis | 5 |
| Typhoid fever | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 13 |
| Measles | 26 |
| Measles & Pneumonia | 5 |
| Measles & Croup | 1 |
| Measles & Appendicitis | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 |
| Croup | 1 |
| Whooping cough | 11 |
| Whooping cough & Pneumonia | 1 |
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