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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
Number of patients in hospital at beginning of year:—
Scarlet Fever 28
Diphtheria 25
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 10
Number of patients admitted during the year:—
Scarlet Fever 182
Diphtheria 101
Enteric Fever 3
Erysipelas 1
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 2
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 51
Number of patients remaining in hospital on 1st
January, 1916:—
Scarlet Fever 22
Diphtheria 21
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 8
The following shows the average length of stay of
patients in the hospital:-
Average stay in hospital of Scarlet
Fever patients 45.1 days.
Average stay in hospital of
Diphtheria patients 33.4 days.
Average number of patients in
hospital per day 48.2
Average stay in hospital of all
patients 43.49 days.
Percentage of cases notified removed to the Isolation
Hospital:—
Scarlet Fever 80.8
Diphtheria 78.9
Enteric Fever 75.0
Erysipelas 2.17
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 50.0
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 16.66