London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
This page requires JavaScript
89
The average length of stay in Hospital was for—
Scarlet Fever 37.4 days.
Diphtheria 57.3 „
Tuberculous Diseases 80.6 „
Average stay in Hospital of
all cases 41.5 „
The above averages are based on cases that completed their
stay in Hospital during the year.
Average number of patients in Hospital per day, 90.4.
Scarlet Fever.— The 265 cases admitted during 1936 were distributed among the following age groups:—
| Under 1 yr. | 1—5. | 5—15. | 15—25. | 25—35. | 35—45. | Over 45. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 49 | 182 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
One death occurred from scarlet fever four days after
admission. The patient had developed the disease in King George
Hospital following an operation for Empyema.
The following table shows the percentage death-rate of cases of scarlet fever admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past five years, the rate being calculated each year only on those admissions which proved to be clinically scarlet fever.
| 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilford | Nil. | Nil. | .3 | .37 | .39 |
The following complications occurred in the patients discharged during the year:—
| Complications present on admission:— | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Adenitis | 1 | .37 |
| Onychia | 4 | 1.49 |
| Bilateral otorrhoea | 1 | .37 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | .37 |
| Vaginitis | 1 | .37 |
| Albuminuria | 1 | .37 |