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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 1947
[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 1/1/47. | Admitted during year. | Died during year. | Discharged during year. | Remaining in Hospital 31/12/47. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 5 | 68 | 1 | 70 | 2 |
| Vincents Angina | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | 306 | — | 319 | 17 |
| Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Measles | 9 | 169 | 3 | 168 | 7 |
| Measles and Whooping Cough | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Measles and Encephalitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Rubella | — | 22 | — | 22 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 73 | 9 | 61 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough and Measles | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | — | 26 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Strept. Infection | — | 26 | 1 | 25 | — |
| Mumps | — | 31 | — | 31 | — |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 29 | — | 24 | 6 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 109 | 5 | 101 | 5 |
| Para-Typhoid | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Typhoid | 1 | 11 | — | 12 | — |
| Gastro-Enteritis, etc. | 3 | 80 | 5 | 75 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 22 | — | 22 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 23 | — | 23 | 1 |
| Glandular Fever | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Malaria | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Nursing Mothers | 1 | 10 | — | 11 | — |
| Infants admitted with mothers for nursing | 1 | 21 | _ | 21 | 1 |
| Infective Hepatitis | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 |