Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE IX
| NOTIFIED AS:- | IN HOSPITAL 1.1. 42 | ADMITTED DURING ' YEAR | DIED DURING YEAR | DISCHARGED DURING YEAR | REMAINING IN HOSP. 31.12.42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 7 | 44 | 1 | 41 | 9 |
| Diphtheria Carrier | 2 | 2 | |||
| Scarlet Fever or? Scarlet fever | 10 | 239 | - | 209 | 40 |
| Scarlet Fever & Chicken Pox | 2 | 2 | - | ||
| Scarlet Fever & Whooping Cough | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 11 | |||
| Whooping Cough & Measles | 1 | 1 | |||
| Chicken Pox | 4 | 4 | |||
| Rubella | - | 4 | 4 | - | |
| Measles | 2 | 26 | 28 | - | |
| Measles & Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Post Measles Mastoiditis | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mumps | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| ? Poliomyelitis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | 2 | |||
| Dysentery | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Scabies | - | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Impetigo | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Observation | 3 | 5 | 8 | _ | |
| Admitted with Mother for Nursing Purpose | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| TOTAL i | 25 | 369 | 3 | 339 | 52 |
NUMBER OF CASES TREATED AS COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
TABLE X
| notified as:- | admissions | deaths | discharges | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1942 | 1941 | 1942 | 1941 | 1942 | |
| diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 68 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 41 |
| Scarlet Fever or ? Scarlet Fever | 167 | 239 | _ | - | 177 | 209 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 3 |
| Measles | 12 | 26 | 14 | 28 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 11 | - | - | 12 | 11 |
| Mumps | - | 9 | ||||
| Other conditions | 39 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 38 |
| total | 306 | 369 | 3 | 3 | 320 | 339 |
PINAL DIAGNOSIS.
The final diagnosis arrived at in connection with the 342 completed cases
is shown as follows:-