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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

London County Council 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Special Hospitals—continued.Table XXI.—Queen Mary's Hospital for Children. Causes of death during1934. (a)Non-tuberculous cases other than orthopœdic.

Special Hospitals—continued.

Table XXI.—Queen Mary's Hospital for Children. Causes of death during1934. (a)Non-tuberculous cases other than orthopœdic.

Disease.Complication.Number.
Acute rheumatismRheumatic carditis9
Endocarditis, lobar pneumonia1
Rheumatic heart diseaseEndocarditis1
Cardiac failure2
Congenital heart disease-1
MarasmusBronchopneumonia1
BronchopneumoniaCardiac failure1
Pseudohypertrophic muscular paralysisHypostatic pneumonia1
Coeliac disease-1
Infective gastro-enteritisInanition1
Acute appendicitisFæcal fistula, toxaemia1
Scarlet feverChronic nephritis1
PrematurityInanition, cardiac failure1
Total23

Table: (6)Non-tuberculous orthopœdic cases.

(6)Non-tuberculous orthopœdic cases.

Disease.Complication.Number.
RicketsMeasles, bronchopneumonia1
Septic arthritis of hipDiphtheria1
Surgical shock, following operation for excision of hip1
Acute osteomyelitisToxaemia1
Congenital cerebral diplegia-1
PoliomyelitisAcidosis, cardiac failure1
Total6

Table: Table XXII—The Downs Hospital for Children.—Diseases of the ear.—Discharges anddeaths during1934.

Table XXII—The Downs Hospital for Children.—Diseases of the ear.—Discharges and

deaths during1934.

Disease.Discharged.Transferred to other L.C.C. children's hospitals.Died.Total.
Otitis media, acute31-4
,, „ chronic1--1
„ „ not stated464-50
Mastoiditis, acute161118
„ chronic25751263
„ not stated5——5
Total328112341