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Hendon 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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PERCENTAGE OF CASES REMOVED TO HENDON ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
| Disease Notified | TOTAL | Cases Removed To | Home Treatment Cases | Percentage of cases removed to Hendon Isolation Hospital. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendon Isoln. Hoap. | Other Hospitals | |||||
| Council's arrangements | Private arrangements | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | 306 | 123 | 41 | 2 | 140 | 40.2 % |
| Diphtheria | 70 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 65.7 % |
| Erysipelas | 40 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 7.5 % |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12.5 % | |
| Anterior poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 50.0 % |
| Typhoid Fever | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 50.0 % |
Although the treatment of Emergency Medical Services cases is not
primarily the responsibility of this Council, the following facts regarding
the admission to Emergency Medical Services beds will be of interest.
61 air raid casualties were admitted, of which one case was dead on
arrival, while another, which arrived in a moribund condition, died shortly
afterwards. Of these cases, 54 were discharged (12 of them within 24 hours
of admission leading 5 air raid casualties in hospital at the end of the year.
The Emergency Medical Services section was also concerned with the treatment
of 288 cases transferred from the Central London and other hospitals, and
111 services patients,.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Three Health Centres which had been used 3ince the commencement of the
war solely as First id Posts were re-opened in January as Health Centres and
have since continued to act in a dual capacity.
In June it was possible to re-establish the Child Welfare Centre held
weekly at Frith Manor School, woodside Park; this had been abandoned since
the outbreak of war owing to lack of accommodation,
Despite a certain amount of emigration of the population the Health
Centres continued to be well attended and over 50,000 attendances were made at
the Child Welfare sessions.