Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following table gives the number of patients admitted for each disease and the number discharged or died for the year 1915 :—
TABLE H. IV.
Disease. | Remaining at end of 1914 | Admitted during 1915. | Discharged during 1915. | Died during 1915. | Remaining at end of 1915. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 98 | 391 | 433 | 4 | 52 |
Admitted to Hospital as Scarlet but found not to be Scarlet | — | 22 | 22 | — | — |
Diphtheria | 30 | 188 | 191 | 8 | 19 |
Admitted as Diphtheria but found not to be Diphtheria | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | — |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | 53 | 23 | 27 | 3 |
Admitted as Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis but found not to be | — | 14 | 10 | 4* | — |
Enteric Fever | - | 9 | 6 | 3 | — |
Admitted as Enteric but found not to be | — | 4 | — | — | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 14 | 61 | 37 | 22 | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — |
Measles | — | 9 | 8 1 | — | |
Other Diseases | 2 | 11 | 11 | — | 2 |
Total | 145 | 778 | 757 | 74 | 92 |
*2 Tubercular Meningitis, 1 Enteric Fever | I Abscess. |
TABLE H v.
The following table gives the fatality for each disease :—
1911. | 1912. | 1913- | 1914. | 1915. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 0.7 | 1.1 | .8 | .7 | .9 |
Diphtheria | 8.3 | 36 | 3.02 | 6.4 | 4.02 |
Enteric Fever | 11.1 | 25.0 | 19.2 | 20. | 33.3 |
Cerebro Spinal Fever | - | — | - | — | 54.0 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | — | 12.5 | 12.6 | 37.2 |
Puerperal Fever | — | — | - | — | 60.0 |
Measles | — | — | - | — | 11.1 |
Other Diseases | 68 | 12 .0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
All Cases | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | .89 |