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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
Ilford 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
27 cases were admitted during the year. By arrangement
with the Essex County Council, six beds are allotted to
cases of Tuberculosis whenever the pressure of other infectious
disease does not cause the beds to be required. For
this a payment of 30s. per week per bed is made. The average
stay of the patients in the hospital was about two months,
the usual period of treatment being either six weeks or twelve
weeks. The block set apart for Tuberculosis was occupied
altogether for ten months and five days.
Table Showing Ages and Sex of Patients Admitted Suffering from
SCARLET FEVER.
| Month. | Under 5 years | 5 to 10 years | 10 to 15 years | 15 to 25 years | Over 25 years | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| January | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| February | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | - | 5 | 9 |
| March | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| April | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| June | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| July | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | |
| August | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| September | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| October | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 12 | 9 |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 13 |
| December | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 15 | 7 |
| Totals | 12 | 15 | 49 | 51 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 94 | 97 |