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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 1906
[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 31
Diphtheria 4
Number of patients admitted during year:-
Scarlet Fever 268
Diphtheria 88
Typhoid Fever 19
Erysipelas 1
Measles 1
Number of patients remaining in hospital on the 1st
Jan., 1907:—
Scarlet Fever 44
Diphtheria 6
Number of deaths in hospital during year, showing comparison with 1905:—
| No. of Deaths. | Death-rate per cent. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. | 1905. | 1906. | 1905. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 1.49 | 1.92 |
| Diphtheria | 10 | 4 | 11.36 | 7.27 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 5.26 | 7.69 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — |