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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE VI.
ADMISSIONS, DEATHS
classified according to the disease notified on admission.
| Notified as | Hospital 1.1.41. | Admitted during year | Died during year | Discharged during year | Remaining in Hospital 31.12.41. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 14 | 68 | 2 | 73 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever or ? Scarlet Fever | 20 | 167 | - | 177 | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever & Chicken Pox | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 11 | - | 12 | - |
| Whooping Cough & Measles | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Measles | 4 | 12 | - | 14 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 9 | - | 9 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 5 | _ | 6 | - |
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | - | 11 | 1 | 10 | - |
| Vincent's angina | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Observation | - | 15 | - | 12 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 42 | 306 | 3 | 320 | 25 |
This figure includes tvro cases notified respectively
as Meningitis and. ? Meningitis.
TABLE VII.
NUMBER OF CASES TREATED - COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS TWO YEARS
| Notified as | ADMISSIONS | DEATHS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | |
| (Diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 144 | 53 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever or ? Scarlet Fever | 207 | 127 | 167 | - | 7 | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 9 | - | - | — | |
| Measles | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | |
| 'whooping Cough | 15 | 5 | 1 | - | ||
| Mumps | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| Other diseases | 37 . | 56 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 421 | 255 | 306 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
Included 5 killed, by enemy action