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Ealing 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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CHISWICK AND EALING HOSPITALS COMMITTEE.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you the Annual Report on
the administration of the Hospitals.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
During the year 1st April, 1932, to 31st March, 1933, the
hospital accommodation was taxed to its utmost capacity owing
to a continued outbreak of Scarlet Fever in Brentford and Chiswick
and to a lesser extent in Ealing. It was found necessary to commission
the annexe for two lengthy periods, and in addition to this
somewhat unsatisfactory arrangement provision had to be made
for the admission of a certain number of cases to the Willesden
Isolation Hospital.
The total number of cases admitted to the Hospital was 815,
being 440 more than the previous year. The highest daily number
under treatment was 125 on December 31st, and the lowest 31
on September 3rd. The average daily number was 73.
The following table indicates the number of cases of the various
diseases treated during the year:—
The following table indicates the number of cases ot the various diseases treated during the year.-
| Disease. | Remaining in Hospital, March 31st, 1932. | Admitted during year | Discharged during year | Died during year | Remaining in Hospital March 31st, 1933. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | 658 | 609 | 4 | 74 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 114 | 92 | 6 | 20 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 2 | 2 | — | _ |
| with Nursing Mothers | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | 26 | 27 | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 35 | 815 | 742 | 13 | 95 |