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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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19.
The admissions also include a further 26 out-district cases, 39
service cases, 1 case from Redhill Hospital (County's responsibility) and 5
members of staff treated in infectious wards. Details of these, which were
all treated to completion, are as under:-
TABLE XII
| Notified as | Service Cases | Redhill Hospital Cases | Out-District Cases | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 10 | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria Carrier | 2 | |||
| Scarlet Fever or ? Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | |||
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 4 | ||
| Chicken Pox and Measles | 1 | |||
| Measles | 1 | 5 | ||
| Rubella | 5 | |||
| Mumps | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | |||
| Meningitis | 3 | 1 | ||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | |||
| Dysentery | 1 | 5 | ||
| Observation | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 39 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
NUMBER OF CASES TREATED AS COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.
TABLE XIII
| Notified as | ADMISSIONS | DEATHS | DISCHARGES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943[/##] | |
| Diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 68 | 44 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 41 | 56 |
| Scarlet Fever or ? Scarlet Fever | 167 | 239 | 560 | – | – | – | 177 | 209 | 533 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 2 | 18 | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| Measles | 12 | 26 | 49 | – | – | – | 14 | 28 | 49 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | 12 | 11 | 6 |
| Mumps | – | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 |
| Other conditions | 39 | 38 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 38 | 51 |
| TOTAL | 306 | 369 | 748 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 320 | 339 | 720 |
| Notified as | ADMISSIONS | DEATHS | DISCHARGES | ||||||
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943[/##] | |
| Diphtheria or ? Diphtheria | 68 | 44 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 41 | 56 |
| Scarlet Fever or ? Scarlet Fever | 167 | 239 | 560 | – | – | – | 177 | 209 | 533 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 2 | 18 | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| Measles | 12 | 26 | 49 | – | – | – | 14 | 28 | 49 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | 12 | 11 | 6 |
| Mumps | – | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 |
| Other conditions | 39 | 38 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 38 | 51 |
| TOTAL | 306 | 369 | 748 | 3 | 3 | 320 | 339 | 720 | |
Harrow case.