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REPORT ON CASES ADMITTED TO WADDON HOSPITAL IN 1964
J.J. Linehan, Esq., M. D., D. P.H.
Physician Superintendent, Waddon Hospital
A total of 473 patients were admitted to the infectious diseases'
wards giving an average occupancy of 24.55 beds and an
average stay in hospital of 19.4 days.
The following are the final diagnoses of patients admitted
together with brief details of the common infectious diseases
treated. Where patients were admitted from outside the Borough
of Croydon, the Croydon cases-are shown separately in brackets.
Gastro-enteritls 102 (85)
Measles 43 (42)
Whooping Cough 36
Dysentery 34 (21)
Scarlet Fever 30 (28)
Chicken-pox 18
Humps 18 (14)
Infective Hepatitis 17
Pneumonia 15 (14)
Glandular Fever 14 (10)
Meningitis 9 (7)
Salmonella Enteritis 8
Salmonella Contacts 4
Erysipelas 3 (2)
Encephalitis 2
Paratyphoid B 2(1)
Typhoid Carriers 2
Herpes Zoster 2
Influenza 2
Rubella 2
Streptococcal Sore Throat 1
Measles Contact 1
Tuberculous Adenitis 1
looping Cough Contact l
Herpes Simplex 1
Staphylococcal Endocarditis l
Staphylococcal Infection of
Face 1
Rheumatic Fever 1
Bronchitis 23 (19)
Tonsillitis 13 (11)
Quinsy 7 (5)
Pharyngitis 5
Stomatitis 4 (3)
Laryngitis Stridulosa 2
Otitis Media 2
Laryngo-tracheo-bronchitis 1
Sinusitis 1
Rhinitis 1
Status Asthmaticus 1
Tracheitis 1
Carcinoma of Bronchus 1
Appendicitis 2
Carcinoma of Pancreas 2
Gall Stones 1
Jaundice 1
Carcinoma of Stomach 1
Abscess 4
Lymphadenitis 2 (1)
Cellulitis 1
Osteo-myelitis 1
Salpingitis 1
Varicose Dicers 1
Impetigo 4
Urticaria 2
Papular Urticaria 2
Allergic Rash 2
Scabies 1
Purpura 1
Infective Polyneuritis 1
Puerperal Sepsis 1
Heart Disease 2 (1)
Arterio-sclerosis 1
Coronory Thrombosis 1
Drug Toxaemia 1
P.D.O. 2
Non-patient Baby 1
For details of cases see Appendix Page 125.