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London County Council 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Special Hospitals.
Statistical tables.
For full statistical information with regard to the patients in the special hospitals
tables I to XXIX on pages 119 to 148 should be consulted.
Condensed statistics of the patients treated in the special hospitals during the year 1934 are as follows :—
| Unit. | Remaining on 31st Dec. 1933 (a) | Admissions. | Live births. | Discharges. | Deaths. | Remaining on 31st Dec. 1934 (a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 13 | 165 | _- | 177 | 1 | ___ |
| Other fever | 6,205 | 53,412 | 1 | 53,462 | 1,484 | 4,672 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||
| Pulmonary | 1,341 | 3,618 | — | 3,325 | 188 | 1,446 |
| Non-pulmonary | 611 | 898 | — | 824 | 22 | 663 |
| Children's diseases | 1,931 | 7,519 | — | 7,352 | 53 | 2,045 |
| tCarcinoma of the uterus North-Western— | 4 | 27 | _ | 30 | 1 | _ |
| Venereal disease— | ||||||
| Sheffield-street— | ||||||
| Women | 75 | 299 | — | 305 | 1 | 68 |
| Babies ... | 19 | 15 | 134 | 147 | 4 | 17 |
| *Congenital syphilis— | ||||||
| St. Margaret's— | ||||||
| Children | 12 | 9 | — | 21 | - | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum-St. Margaret's— | ||||||
| Women accompanying their babies | 7 | 149 | _ | 147 | _ | 9 |
| Babies | 13 | 248 | — | 239 | 4 | 18 |
| V ulvo-vaginitis— | ||||||
| St. Margaret's— | ||||||
| Children | 7 | 58 | — | 50 | _ | |
| Post-encephalitis lethargica— | ||||||
| Northern | 257 | 42 | — | 27 | 5 | 267 |
| Total | 10,495 | 66,459 | 135 | 66,106 | 1,763 | 9,220 |
(a) Including patients on leave.
t Unit transferred to Lambeth hospital on 3rd March, 1934.
* „ „ „ St. John's „ ,, 24th May, 1934.
1.—INFECTIOUS HOSPITALS.—(A) FEVER HOSPITALS.
Condensed statistics of the patients in the infectious diseases hospitals for the ten years from 1925 to 1934 are as follows :—
| 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On books on 1st January. | 4,521 | 5,108 | 4,740 | 5,792 | 5,068 | 6,430 | 4,229 | 4,148 | 4,495 | 6,205 |
| Admitted during the year. | 28,952 | 30,403 | 30,404 | 36,800 | 34,431 | 35,348 | 31,361 | 43,769 | 49,217 | 53,413 |
| Discharged during the year. | 27,304 | 29,735 | 28,432 | 36,237 | 31,843 | 36,481 | 30,710 | 42,060 | 46,598 | 53,462 |
| Died during the year | 1,061 | 1,036 | 920 | 1,287 | 1,223 | 1,067 | 732 | 1,362 | 909 | 1,484 |
| Remaining on 31st December. | 5,108 | 4,740 | 5,792 | 5,068 | 6,429 | 4,229 | 4,148 | 4,495 | 6,205 | 4,672 |
| Lowest number under treatment at any time prior to the seasonal rise. | 3,233 (5th Sept.) | 3,273 (11th Sept.) | 3,466 (27th Aug.) | 3,357 (1st Sept.) | 3,227 (31st Aug.) | 3,265 (12th Sept.) | 2,926 (11th Sept.) | 3,195 (10th Sept.) | 3,928 (2nd Sept.) | 3,419 (1st Sept.) |
| Highest number under treatment at any time during the seasonal rise. | 5,495f (24th Nov.) | 5,033 (7th Dec.) | 5,915 (29th Dec.) | 5,201 (20th Nov.) | 6,430 (30th Dec.) | 4,442 (27th Nov.) | 4,237 (8th Dec.) | 4,745§ (22nd Nov.) | 6,328* (4th Dec.) | 4,740 (16th Dec.) |
* The number subsequently reached 7,621 on 4th April, 1934. The number subsequently
reached 5,589 on 2nd March, 1926. t The number subsequently reached 6,064 on 28th
February, 1928. § The number subsequently reached 6,204 on 5th April, 1933.