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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
Tottenham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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SCARLET FEVER.
The following table shows the number of patients removed to the different hospitals receiving Tottenham cases and the average duration of stay in each:—
| Hospital. | Diagnosis correct and cases treated to a conclusion. | Diagnosis incorrect. | Fatal cases. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases. | Average stay in Hospital (days). | Number of cases. | Average stay in Hospital (days). | Number of cases. | Average stay in Hospital (days). | |
| Southgate | 119 | 33.7 | 9 | 9.4 | 2 | 22.0 |
| Hornsey | 72 | 36.4 | 4 | 25.0 | — | — |
| L.C.C. | 18 | 37.1 | 1 | 31.0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Enfield & Edmonton | 1 | 113.0 | — | — | — | — |
| London Fever | 1 | 42.0 | — | - | - | - |
Wrongly diagnosed cases were re-classified as follows:—No evidence
of Scarlet Fever, 6; Measles, 1; German Measles, 1; Mumps, 1;
Chicken Pox, 1; Tonsillitis, 1; Bronchitis, 1; Stomatitis and Gingivitis,
1; Septic Rash, 1.
DIPHTHERIA.
The following table shows the hospitals receiving our cases and the average duration of their stay:—
| Hospital. | Diagnosis correct and cases treated to a conclusion. | Diagnosis incorrect. | Fatal cases. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases. | Average stay in Hospital (days). | Number of cases. | Average stay in Hospital (days). | Number of cases. | Average stay in Hospital (days). | |
| Southgate | 125 | 44.3 | *13 | 31.6 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Hornsey | 103 | 43.7 | 15 | 22.2 | 6 | 15.8 |
| L.C.C. | 18 | 52.1 | 1 | 15.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| London Fever | 3 | 61.3 | - | - | - | - |
| Enfield & Edmonton | — | — | 1 | 6.0 | — | — |
| *Two cases proved fatal—causes of death: Heart Disease, Whooping Cough. | ||||||
Wrongly diagnosed cases were re-classified as follows:—No evidence
of Diphtheria, 9; Scarlet Fever, 4; Tonsillitis, 6; Scarlet Fever and