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Ilford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
664 patients were admitted during 1929, as compared with
577 in 1928, 519 in 1927, and 331 in 1926.
90.0 per cent, of the cases of diphtheria occurring in the district
and 63.0 per cent. of scarlet fever were admitted to the
Hospital.
The following table shows the percentage of cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever occurring in the district removed to the Hospital during the past ten years
| Year. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 92.44 | 89.28 |
| 1921 | 90.5 | 87.0 |
| 1922 | 88.3 | 84.8 |
| 1923 | 92.7 | 93.5 |
| 1924 | 93.5 | 94.3 |
| 1925 | 94.4 | 78.7 |
| 1926 | 87.6 | 86.6 |
| 1927 | 92.4 | 77.3 |
| 1928 | 92.7 | 66.8 |
| 1929 | 90.0 | 63.0 |
It has again been necessary to limit the admission of cases of
scarlet fever to those which could not be adequately treated at
home.
It will be seen from the following table that 87 more cases were
admitted than in any preceding year.
This was chiefly due to a rise in the incidence of diphtheria
in the autumn, when it was necessary to close one ward for scarlet
fever cases to allow the admission of diphtheria cases.