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 West Ham]
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Return of Admissions, Discharges and Deaths for 1945
In Hosp. 31.12.44 | Admitted since | Discharged | Died | In Hosp. 31.12.45 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 18 | 288 | 274 | 1 | 31 |
Diphtheria | 4 | 136 | 99 | 1 | 40 |
Measles | 3 | 186 | 181 | 5 | 3 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
Meningitis | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — |
Gastro Enteritis | 1 | 44 | 35 | 6 | 4 |
Pneumonia | 8 | 69 | 71 | 5 | 1 |
Erysipelas | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 |
Chickenpox | — | 17 | 15 | — | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Tonsillitis | 2 | 88 | 89 | — | 1 |
Laryngitis | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — |
Bronchitis | 1 | 10 | 11 | — | — |
Rubella | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Dermatitis | 3 | 11 | 14 | — | — |
Encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Mumps | 1 | 8 | 9 | — | — |
Mastoiditis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Scabies | 2 | 11 | 13 | — | — |
Urticaria | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — |
Vincent's Angina | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Syphilis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Erythema | — | 10 | 10 | — | — |
Coryza | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Rheumatism | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Stomatitis | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Quinsy | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Cellulitis | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Otitis Media | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Chorea | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Impetigo. | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Influenza | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Pemphigus | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Jaundice | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Meningism | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Intussusception | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Cerebral Tumour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Intestinal Obstruction | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
No Disease | — | 18 | 18 | — | — |
TOTALS | 54 | 991 | 937 | 22 | 86 |
SCABIES. This disease, which affected both children and
adults, was not quite so prevalent in 1945 as it was in 1944. It
is, however, pleasing to record a slight drop in the number of
persons who received treatment at the Centres, namely: 2,761,
as against 2,970 in 1944. It would not be reasonable to expect
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