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Barking 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(4) BARKING HOSPITAL.
(a)
| Disease. | In Hospital January 1st, 1938. | Admitted during the year. | Died. | Discharged. | In Hospital Dec. 31st, 1938. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 242 | — | 224 | 32 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 25 | 159 | 10 | 134 | 40 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 20 | — | 18 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 96 | 8 | 91 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Others | 19 | 221 | 5 | 224 | 10 |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dysentry | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
(b) Number of Bed Days.—The total number of bed
days in the infectious diseases hospital during 1938
was 21,385—that is to say, an average of 58.4 patients
were in hospital throughout the 366 days in the year.