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REPORT ON CASES ADMITTED TO WADDON HOSPITAL IN 1957
I am indebted to Dr. J. J.Linehan, Physician Superintendent,
for the following report on infectious etc. cases admitted to
the Hospital during 1957.
There was a total of 1026 admissions of whom 572 were
admitted to the acute infectious diseases wards, 372 to an acute
medical ward temporarily evacuated from Croydon General
Hospital, 55 to the chest ward and 27 to a chronic sick ward
temporarily evacuated from Mayday Hospital. The average number
of occupied beds was 71.6. In the following paragraphs and
table, figures shown in brackets denote Croydon patients,
Amissions to the Oiest Ward:- 50 (48) cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis were admitted and there were two deaths, aged 55
and 66 years respectively. Also admitted to this ward were
three cases of bronchial carcinoma, one of congestive heart
failure and one of collagen disease. The average bed occupancy
was 17.12 and the average stay in hospital 85.6 days.
Admissions to the Infectious Diseases Wards:- The
following are the final diagnoses of patients admitted to the
acute infectious diseases' wards, together with brief details
relating to the common infectious diseases. The average stay in
hospital of these patients was 19.9 days and the average number
of occupied beds, 31.1.
Measles 86 (60) Gastritis 1
Scarlet Fever 55 (54) Colitis 2
Whooping Cough 45 (36) Cholangitis 1
Gastro-enteritis 45 (35) Strangulated Hernia 1
Poliomyelitis and Peptic Ulcer 1
Encephalitis 39 ( 34) Pyloric Stenosis 1
Influenza 29 (24) Carcinoma of the Rectum 1
Pneumonia (including Osteomyelitis 2
Influenzal pneumonia) 66 ( 48) Thrombophlebitis 2
Rubella 27 (20) Pelvic Abscess 1
Chicken-pox 25 (17) Vulvar Abscess 1
Mumps 21 (15) Brain Abscess 1
Food Poisoning 11 (8) Nephritis 1
Hysentery 10 (6) Infective Endocarditis
Infective Hepatitis 8 (staphylococcal) 1
Meningitis 6 Rheumatic Endocarditis 1
Paratyphoid Fever 1 Myocardiac Degeneration 1
Dndulant Fever 1 Congestive Heart Failure 1
Glandular Fever 1 Aortic Aneurism 1
Erysipelas 1 Impetigo3 (2)
Malaria 1 Allergic Dermatitis 1
Herpes Zoster 1 Papular Urticaria 2
Bronchitis 14 (11) Toxic Erythema 1
Pharyngitis 4 (3) Sub-arachnoid Haemorrhage 3
Tonsillitis 11 (10) Cerebral Tumour 1
Streptococcal Sore Throat 2 Infective Polyneuritis 1
Otitis Media 6 (5) Migraine 1
Thrush 1 Epilepsy1
Septic Parotitis 1 Prostatic Hypertrophy 1
Cervical Lymphadenitis 4 Carcinoma of the Ovary
Pleurisy 1 Pyrexia of unknown origin 1
Enpyema 1 Nil abnormal detected 8
Pulmonary Collapse 1 Non-patient Baby 1