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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 1948
[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:— | InHospital 1/1/48. | Admitted during year. | Died during year. | Dis-charged during year | Remaining in Hospital 4/7/48. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 2 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 6 |
| Vincents Angina | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 17 | 195 | — | 175 | 37 |
| Measles | 7 | 93 | 1 | 98 | 1 |
| Measles and Whooping | |||||
| Cough | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cholera | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Glandular Fever | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Rubella | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 64 | 3 | 58 | 7 |
| Abortion | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 20 | — | 22 | 1 |
| Mumps | — | 10 | — | 9 | 1 |
| Chicken Pox | 6 | 18 | — | 23 | 1 |
| Cerebro - Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 14 | 1 | 16 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 5 | 7 | — | 12 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Gastro-Enteritis, etc. | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | — |
| Dysentery | — | 29 | — | 29 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 21 | — | 19 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nursing Mothers | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Otorrheea | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Infective Hepatitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Observation | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 1 |
| Nursing Infants | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
| Pleurisy | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Streptococcal Tonsillitis | — | 11 | — | 10 | 1 |
| Skin Conditions | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| TOTALS | 56 | 557 | 10 | 539 | 6 |