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Leyton 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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17
TEMPORARY ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
Scarlet Fever.
Under Treatment at beginning of year 37
Admitted 220
Discharged 209
Died 1
Under Treatment at end of year 42
It is particularly gratifying to be able to record the fact that only
1 death occurred in the Scarlet Fever Hospital throughout the year.
As it was, we nearly got through the year with a clean sheet in this
respect, as the deceased, a young man, died from lung complication
supervening on Scarlet Fever about Christmas time.
Diphtheria.
Under Treatment at beginning of year 7
Admitted 50
Discharged 45
Died 4
Under Treatment at end of year 9
Three cases of Tracheotomy were performed almost immediately
upon admission, and each was successful. The details of the four
deaths are—(i.) 6 years of age, in Hospital 12 days; (ii.) 4 years of
age, in a hopeless condition when admitted, died in 2 hours; (iii.)
3 years of age, in Hospital 12 days, died of heart failure; (iv.) 7 years
of age, was in Hospital 4 days, and had disease in most severe form.
SCARLET FEVER.
Number of
cases
notified.
Number of
cases
treated in
Hospital.
Percentage
of cases
treated in
Hospital.
Number
of beds
available.
Mortality
per cent.
of cases
notified.
Mortality
per cent.
of cases
treated in
Hospital.
19OO
243
142
58.4
40
1.8
2.1
1901
396
158
39.8
40
3.2
1.9
1902
393
176
44.7
40
.76
1.7
1903
397
206
51.8
40
3.27
4.8
1904
445
220
49.4
40
1.3
.45
DIPHTHERIA.
1900
201
63
31.3
10
11.9
15.8
1901
255
101
25.1
10
14.1
18.8
1902
236
71
30.
10
14.8
28.1
1903
185
48
25.9
10
14.6
16.1
1904
150
50
33.3
10
9.3
8.o