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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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There were 553 discharges and 12 deaths during the year,
leaving, on December 31st, 1935, 50 patients in Hospital.
The above facts, classified according to the disease notified
on admission are shewn in the following table:—
TABLE XXIV.
| Cases Notified as | In Hospital beginning of year. | Admired during year. | Died during year. | Discharged during year. | Remaining in Hospital at end of year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 33 | 154 | 11 | 160 | 19 |
| Diphtheria Carrier | l | — | – | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever or ? Scarlet Fever | 62 | 296 | – | 333 | 25 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 13 | – | 14 | 1 |
| Typhoid or Paratyphoid Fever | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 |
| Measles | — | 6 | – | 6 | — |
| German Measles | — | 2 | – | 2 | — |
| Whooping' Cough | — | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Mumps | — | 5 | – | 5 | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | 2 | – | 2 | — |
| Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Scarlet Fever and Mumps | — | 1 | – | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever and Erysipelas | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Scarlet Fever and Measles | 1 | — | – | 1 | — |
| i'olio Encephalitis | — | 1 | – | 1 | — |
| Observation | — | 11 | – | 10 | 1 |
| Infant, admitted with mother (for nursing purposes) | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ |
| Totals | 102 | 513 | 12 | 553 | 50 |
N.B.—The admissions shewn above include the following:—