Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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STATEMENT AS TO COST OF FOOD AT THE ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
1900-01 | 1901-02 | 1902-03 | 1903-04 | 1904-05 | 1905-06 | 1906-07 | 1907-08 | 1908-09 | 1909-10 | 1910-11 | 1911-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of Staff | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 28-7 | 31-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
,, Patients | 189 | 175 | 214 | 220 | 267 | 275 | 464 | 478 | 430 | 294 | 263 | 408 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average length of stay of Scarlet Fever Patients (days) | 51 | 494 | 56-9 | 47 | 491 | 46-4 | 40-5 | 37-6 | 45 5 | 481 | 541 | 5249 | ||||||||||||||||||||
,, ,, ,, Diphtheria „ | 213 | 31-8 | 30-5 | 25 3 | 291 | 24-4 | 22-2 | 24-9 | 30-5 | 38-6 | 46-7 | 32 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
„ ,, ,, Enteric Fever „ „ | 305 | 37 | 37-9 | 41 | 42-3 | 31-5 | 398 | 25 1 | 34-9 | 340 | 45-6 | 232 | ||||||||||||||||||||
,, ,, ,, Puerperal Fever ,, ,, | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
,, ,, ,, Erysipelas „ „ | 29 | 2 | 16.5 | 75 | 9-0 | 12.3 | 20 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Measles ,, | 25 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All ,, ,, | 43 5 | 452 | 49-2 | 40-9 | 42-7 | 406 | 36-2 | 85-3 | 41-8 | 44-8 | 521 | 4575 | ||||||||||||||||||||
,, number of patients in hospital per day | 22-5 | 21-7 | 28-8 | 24-5 | 31-2 | 30-8 | 461 | 467 | 49-3 | 36-1 | 37-5 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total number of days for Staff | 3,285 | 4,380 | 5,475 | 6,222 | 6,570 | 8,760 | 9,855 | 9,516 | 9.490 | 11,315 | 10,501 | 11,589 | ||||||||||||||||||||
,, ,, ,, Patients | 8,233 | 7,925 | 10.533 | 8,996 | 11,412 | 11,167 | 16,837 | 16,903 | 18,016 | 13,188 | 13,705 | 18,666 | ||||||||||||||||||||
,, ,, weeks for Staff and Patients combined | 1,645 4 | 1,757-8 | 2.286-8 | 2,174 | 2,568-8 | 2,846-7 | 3,813 | 3,774 1 | 3,929-4 | 3,500-4 | 3,458 | 4,322 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of Meat | £199 | 19 | 6 | £186 | 19 | 7 | £198 | 8 | 1 | £257 | 11 | 4 | £375 | 6 | 9 | £377 | 19 | 7 | £391 | 2 | 0 | £345 | 13 | 11 | £333 | 11 | 11 | X342 | 0 | 4 | ||
„ Groceries | 184 | 6 | 7 | 200 | 17 | 5 | 208 | 12 | 3 | 260 | 3 | 4 | 316 | 15 | 7 | 289 | 12 | 6 | 296 | 4 | 1 | 330 | 6 | 8 | 322 | 12 | 6 | £333 | 1 | 2 | ||
„ Vegetables | 23 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 11 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 69 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 14 | 10 | 63 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | |||
„ Bread and Flour | 41 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 17 | 9 | 79 | 0 | 10 | 77 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 0 | 11 | 74 | 14 | 10 | £90 | 7 | 5 | ||
„ Milk and Eggs | 150 | 17 | 10 | 153 | 12 | 0 | 162 | 18 | 6 | 143 | 17 | 10 | 254 | 13 | 10 | 192 | 3 | 3 | 182 | 6 | 6 | 175 | 8 | 2 | 208 | 10 | 4 | £213 | 17 | 2 | ||
,, Fish and Poultry | 31 | 4 | 4½ | 31 | 13 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 5½ | 29 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 7 | £38 | 4 | 1 | ||
Total cost of all food | £631 | 2 | 7½ | £650 | 13 | 1 | £695 | 2 | £792 | 2 | 9 | £1,118 | 14 | 3 | £1,049 | 15 | 1 | £1,064 | 11 | 4 | £1,024 | 14 | 6 | £1,041 | 10 | 11 | £1,088 | 13 | 8 | |||
Cost of food per head per week for Staff and Patients combined | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 |