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REPORT ON CASES ADMITTED TO WADDON HOSPITAL IN 1959
Dr. J. J. Linehan, M. D., D. P. H.
Physician Superintendent, Waddon Hospital
Admissions to the Infectious Diseases' Wards:-
The average stay in hospital for the 602 patients admitted
to the Infectious diseases wards was 20.35 days and the average
number of occupied beds 33.54. 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. Where patients were admitted from outside
the Borough of Croydon, the Croydon admissions are shown
separately in brackets.
Scarlet Fever 93 (90)
Measles 83 (64)
Gastro-enteritis 82 (68)
Pneumonia 71 (52)
Dysentery 48 (43)
Chicken-pox 30 (24)
Food Poisoning (including
salmonella infections
however contracted) 23 (20)
Whooping Cough 18
Glandular Fever 15 (14)
Influenza 11 (7)
Meningitis 9 (6)
Poliomyelitis 4
Encephalitis 3 (2)
Mumps 4 (2)
Erysipelas 3 (2)
Rubella 2
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 2
Diphtheria 1 (0)
Malaria 1
Infective Hepatitis 1
Typhoid carrier 2
Roseola Infantum 1
Puerperal Infection 3(1)
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1
Staphylococcal skin
Infection 4
Pemphigus 2
Generalised Vaccinia 1
Non Patient Mothers 3
Non Patient Babies 4
Bronchitis 14 (13)
Pharyngitis 11 (10)
Tonsillitis 8 (5)
Peri-tonsillar Abscess 4
Streptococcal Sore Throat 2
Laryngitis stridulosa 2
Lung Abscess 1
Coryza 1
Asthma 2
Stomatitis 2
Ulcerative colitis 2
Appendicitis 1
perforated Gastric ulcer 1
Carcinoma of the Liver 1
Infective polyneuritis 1 (0)
Brain Tumour 1
Cerebral Arterio-sclerosis 1
Cerebral Haemorrhage 1
Migraine 1 (0)
Cystitis 1
Pyelo-nephritis 1
Papular Urticaria 3(1)
Purpura Simplex 1
Pityriasis Rosea 1
Angio-neurotic Oedema 1 (0)
Cervical Lymphadenitis
Sub-maxillary Abscess 1
Cellulitis 1
Staphylococcal septicaemia 1 (0)
Sickle Celled Anaemia 1
Rheumatic Fever 3
Diabetis 1
Fractured humerus 1
Pyrexia of unknown origin 1