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Ealing 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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CLAYPONDS ISOLATION HOSPITAL
The total number of patients admitted to Hospital in the
year 1947-48 was 463. The highest number of patients in hospital
on any day was 47, on March 24th, 1948, and the lowest was 11
+ 5 T.A. on Mav 5th, 1947. The average daily number was 30.4.
The following table indicates the number of cases of each disease admitted during the year.
| Disease | Remaining in Hospital, 31st March, 1947 | Admitted during the year | Discharged during the year | Died during the year | Remaining in Hospital, 31st March, 1948 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 118 | — | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Measles | 10 | 41 | — | — | — |
| Chickenpox | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| Mumps | 1 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal complications | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| Gastroenteritis | 1 | 35 | — | 5 | — |
| Dysentery | — | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | — | 17 | 17 | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 61 | — | 5 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 34 | — | 3 | — |
| Tonsilitis | — | 45 | — | — | — |
| Pneumoccocal infections | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| No abnormality detected | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Pyraxea of unknown origin | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Otitis Media | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Sinusitis | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pyelonephritis | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Urticaria | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Pharyngitis | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Abortion | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Rubella | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Furunculosis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Post Tonsillectomy exudate | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Paroxysmal tachycardia | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Scabies | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tinea vesicolor | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tuberculous meningitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Rheumatism | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cervical adenitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Neuritis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ringworm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Submaxillery cellulitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Infective dermatitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Drug eruption | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vincents' angina | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Nursing Mothers | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pelvic sepsis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Migraine | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |