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Isolation Hospital.— As compared with the previous year
there were 40 more patients admitted in 1920, viz.:— 577 in
1920 and 537 in 1919.
TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS, DEATHS
AND DISCHARGES AT ISOLATION HOSPITAL, 1920.
Patients ill Hospital Jan. 1st 80
Patients admitted during the year 577
657
Patients discharged during the year 552
Patients dying during the year 23
575
Patients remaining in Hospital Dec. 31st 82
Scarlet Fever.— The number of cases notified in Hornsey
during 1920 was 245, and of these 172 (equal to 70 per cent, of
the cases notified) were admitted to the Isolation Hospital.
There were also 82 cases of Scarlet Fever admitted from
Finchley and 120 from Wood Green.
There were 3 deaths in the Hospital from Scarlet Fever
during the year, giving a case mortality of 0"8 per cent, of the
374 cases admitted to the Isolation Hospital.
Diphtheria.— There were 149 cas.es of Diphtheria notified
in the Borough during the year, and of these 106 cases (equal
to 71 per cent, of those notified) were admitted to the Isolation
Hospital.
There were also 38 cases of Diphtheria admitted from
Finchley, 53 from Wood Green, and 1 from Friern Barnet.
There were 20 deaths in the Hospital during the year from
Diphtheria, giving a case mortality of 10.2 per cent, of the 197
cases of Diphtheria admitted.
Enteric Fever.— There was 1 case of Enteric Fever
admitted from Wood Green.
Of other diseases treated in the Isolation Hospital during
the year there were Measles 1, and Diphtheria and Scarlet
Fever 3.