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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE OF ADMISSIONS.
(Cases are classified according to the disease notified on
admission, tentative diagnoses being included under the
heading of the suspected disease.)
| Notified as:— | In Hospital 1/1/46. | Admitted during year. | Died during year. | Discharged during year. | Remaining in Hospital 31/12/46. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 7 | 89 | — | 91 | 5 |
| „ and Measles | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| „ "carrier" | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Scarlet fever | 13 | 206 | — | 189 | 30 |
| „ „ and chicken pox | - | 3 | — | 3 | - |
| „ „ and mumps | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Measles | 1 | 116 | 1 | 107 | 9 |
| Rubella | - | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| Whooping cough | 3 | 47 | — | 49 | 1 |
| „ „ and Measles | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| „ „ and Scarlet fever | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Mumps | 2 | 27 | — | 29 | — |
| Chicken pox | 1 | 40 | — | 40 | 1 |
| Cerebro - spinal meningitis | — | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 27 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Encephalitis | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | — | 10 | — | 9 | 1 |
| Gastro-enteritis | — | 20 | — | 18 | 2 |
| Diarrhœa and vomiting | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | 30 | 1 | 29 | — |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 11 | — | 17 | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Influenza | — | 14 | — | 14 | — |
| Tonsillitis | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Tonsillectomy | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Laryngeal obstruction | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Croup | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Vincent's angina | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Pemphigus | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Cellulitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Scabies, impetigo and other septic skin conditions | 2 | 26 | - | 28 | - |