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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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| Notified as:— | In Hospital 1/1/46. | Admitted during year. | Died during year. | Discharged during year. | Remaining in Hospital 31/12/46. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccinia | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Ophthalmia | — | 7 | — | 6 | 1 |
| Adenitis | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | - |
| Post-scarlatinal rhinorrhœa | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Nasal discharge and pyrexia | 1 | — | — | 1 | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | 7 | — | 6 | 1 |
| Hysterectomy | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Glandular fever | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Ludwig's angina | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Infective Hepatitis | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | — |
| Rheumatism | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Malaria | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Pyrexia of unknown origin | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Observation | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Mothers admitted to nurse infants | — | 12 | - | 11 | 1 |
| Infants admitted for nursing purposes | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 42 | 812 | 9 | 783 | 62 |
FINAL DIAGNOSIS:
The table overleaf shows the final diagnoses arrived at in
connection with the 792 completed cases:-