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Willesden 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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THE FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
on the
MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
For the year 1940
By ARTHUR G. TROUP, M.D., D.P.H.,
Medical Superintendent.
Table No. 8.
Cases in the Municipal Hospital during the Year 1940.
| Diseases. | No. in Hospital on 1-1-40. | Admitted. | Total under treatment. | Discharged recovered. | Died. | Mortality per cent. | Remaining on 31-12-40. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 80 | 89 | 73 | 2 | 2.2 | 14 |
| Diphtheria (Carrier) | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 5.5 | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | 74 | 75 | 53 | 2 | 2.6 | 20 |
| Puerperal Infections | - | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | 95 | 108 | 101 | - | - | 7 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 7.7 | 3 |
| Other Diseases | 1 | 152 | 153 | 144 | 6 | - | 3 |
| Marasmus | 5 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 8 | 20.5 | 3 |
| Tonsil & Adenoid Cases | - | 169 | 169 | 169 | - | - | - |
| Civilian Sick | 17 | 531 | 548 | 450 | 32 | - | 66 |
| Service Sick | - | 52 | 52 | 48 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Casualties | - | 63 | 63 | 49 | 11 | - | 3 |
| Totals | 50 | 1,321 | 1,371 | 1,182 | 65 | - | 124 |