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Ealing 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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EALING AND BRENTFORD & CHISWICK HOSPITALS
COMMITTEE.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the Annual Report on the work
of the Hospitals from the 1st April, 1938, to the 31st March, 1939.
CLAYPONDS ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
The total number of cases admitted to the hospital was 687;
this is 38 more than in the previous year. The highest number
under treatment on any day was 97 on the 25th November, and the
lowest number 44 on the 24th July. The average daily number in
Hospital was 69.
The following table indicates the number of cases of the various diseases treated during the year :
| Disease | Remaining in Hospital 31st March, 1938 | Admitted during year | Discharged during year | Died during year | Remaining in Hospital 31st March, 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | 382 | 364 | 1 | 55 |
| Diphtheria | 31 | 226 | 234 | 4 | 49 |
| Measles | 9 | 37 | 46 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Pneumonia and Whooping Cough | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Whooping Cough | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever B. | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Dysentery | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Influenza | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Tonsillitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mumps and Pyelitis | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pemphigus | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Encephalitis and Chicken Pox | – | 1 | 1 | – | _ |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| German Measles | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Septic Throat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| No ascertainable disease | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 79 | 687 | 683 | 7 | 76 |