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Barking 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(2) HOSPITALISATION.
Our Infectious Diseases have been hospitalised
at the Ilford Isolation, Plaistow Fever, Rush Green
Isolation, Billericay, Grays, Waltham Cross, Dartford.
Enfield Isolation and also Hospitals of the London
County Council.
The following is a table relating to the Infectious Diseases dealt with at Hospitals in the year ended 31st December, 1945.
| In Hospital 31st Dec., 1944 | Admitted during the year 1945 | Died | Discharged | In Hospital 31st Dec., 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Anterior | |||||
| Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 12 | — | 12 | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | 42 | 1 | 42 | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 15 | 3 | 13 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 68 | 1 | 63 | 7 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Other Infectious Diseases | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — |
(3) PARATYPHOID FEVER.
No cases have occurred in the Borough during the current year, and a table of the cases in Barking for the past nine years is given hereunder:—
| Year | Number of Cases Notified | Admitted to Hospital |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 17 | 17 |
| 1938 | 8 | 8 |
| 1939 | 2 | 2 |
| 1940 | 22 | 22 |
| 1941 | 1 | 1 |
| 1942 | — | — |
| 1943 | 1 | 1 |
| 1944 | — | — |
| 1945 | — | — |