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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
Leyton 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Female, 3 years, Scarlet Fever, Toxaemia, In hospital 5 days.
Male, 25 years, Tuberculosis of Lungs, Morbus Cordis.
Female, 5 years, Septic wound of hand, Septicaemia, in hospital
8 days.
Male, 2 years, Pertussis, Broncho-pneumonia, in hospital 19
days.
The amount of money expended on the Hospital during the financial year was £5,416 10s. 3d., and is divisible into the following items:—
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance | 423 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Furniture and Repairs | 13 | 17 | 8 | |||
| Bedding, Linen, &c. | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 460 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Domestic Utensils | 83 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Fuel, Light, Water and Cleaning | 567 | 17 | 6 | |||
| 651 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Rates, Printing, Stationery, &c. | 236 | 7 | 11 | |||
| Medicines, Drugs and Surgical Appliances | 194 | 12 | 8 | |||
| Provisions ... | 1,183 | 19 | 5 | |||
| Removal of Patients | 990 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Uniforms | 107 | 19 | 5 | |||
| Salaries, Wages and Allowances | 1,591 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1,699 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | |||||