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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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FINAL DIAGNOSIS:
The table overleaf shows the final diagnoses arrived at in connection with the 792 completed cases:-
| Disease. | Recovered. | Died. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adenitis | 9 | - | 9 |
| †„ (tuberculous) | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 6 | — | 6 |
| Debility | 2 | — | 2 |
| Malnutrition | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scabies and septic skin conditions | 32 | — | 32 |
| Influenza | 17 | — | 17 |
| Pyelitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Otorrhœa | 1 | — | 1 |
| Vulvo-vaginitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Neurosis | 2 | — | 2 |
| Catarrh | 1 | — | 1 |
| Vaccinia | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stomatitis | 2 | — | 2 |
| N.A.D. | 12 | — | 12 |
| Mothers admitted to nurse infants | 10 | — | 10 |
| Nursing infants admitted with mothers | 4 | — | 4 |
| TOTALS | 783 | 9 | 792 |
| *concurrent infection on admission. †transferred to other hospitals for further treatment. | |||
DIPHTHERIA:
For some years past, as a result of the large-scale programme
of immunisation, diphtheria cases have been greatly
reduced in number, and the figures for 1946 show a continued
low incidence. Of the 92 cases, admitted as diphtheria or
? diphtheria, which were treated to completion during the year,
there were 20 instances of true diphtheria, including 3 of the
laryngeal type. All recovered and were discharged after an
average stay of 56.2 days. There were, in addition, six
symptom-free diphtheria "carriers."
Comparison of incidence and case mortality rate with that
of the two preceding years is shown below:—