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REPORT ON CASES ADMITTED TO WADDON HOSPITAL IN 1962
J.J. Linehan, Esq., M. D., D. P. H.
Physician Superintendent, Waddon Hospital
Admissions to the Infectious Diseases' Wards: -
A total of 483 patients were admitted to the infectious diseases'
wards, giving an average bed occupancy of 26.83 and an
average stay in hospital of 20.06 days.
The following are the final diagnoses of the patients admitted,
together with brief details regarding the common infectious
diseases treated. Where patients were admitted from
outside the Borough of Croydon, the Croydon cases are shown
separately in brackets.
Gastro-enterltls 107
Rubella 50
Dysentery 45
Pneumonia 38
Chlcken-Pox 32
Scarlet Fever 27
Measles 13
Infective Hepatitis" 12
Salmonella Infections 7
Influenza 10
Glandular Fever 8
Meningitis 6
Mumps 4
looping Cough 1
Diphtheria 1
Herpes Zoster 2
Vaccinia 2
jjoseola Infantum
Sreptococcal Sore Throat 1
srythema Infectiosum
Typhoid Fever 1
Paratyphoid B 1
Typhoid Contacts 1
fella Contact 1
Small -Pox Contact 1
Chicken-pox Contact
Staphy lococcal Infection 1
Bronchitis
Pharyngitis 10
Tonsillitis 7
Quinsy 7
Laryngitis stridulosa 3
Stomatitis 3
(68) Thrush l
(47) Otitis Media 4 (3)
(29) Tracheitis l (0)
(31) Gastritis l
(21) Appendicitis 2
(24) Ulcerative Colitis 3 (2)
(7) Ulcerative Ileitis 1
(7) Osteomyelitis 1
(6) Cervical Lymphadenitis 5 (3)
(9) Gas Gangrene 1
(5) Cellulitis 1
(5) Vulvitis 1
(3) Puerperal Infection 1 (0)
(0) Pyelitis l
Impetigo 7
Scabies 6
Eczema 2(1)
(0) Stephen Johnson Syndrome 2
(0) Exfoliative Dermatitis 1
Erythema Multiforme 1
Acne 1
Papular Urticaria 1
Epilepsy l
(1) Infective Polyneuritis 2 (1)
Psychosis 1 (0)
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage 1
Cerebral Thrombosis 1
Brain Tumour 1
(9) Carcinoma of the Larynx 1 (0)
(8) Myocardiac Degeneration 1
(5) Heart Block 1
(1) Diabetes l
Anaemia 1
Non-patient Baby 1 (0)
Nil abnormal Detected 1