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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
Southgate 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
The number of patients treated in Hospital during 1946 was 417,
as against 430 during 1945 and 441 during 1944 (this total comprises
all patients admitted during the year, together with those in
Hospital on 1st January, 1946).
The drop in the total number of patients treated was due, very
largely, to the fact that arrangements were proceeding during the
latter part of the year for the Hospital to be transferred to the County
Council on 31st December, 1946.
ihe following table sets out the number oi patients admitted to the hospital during 1943, 1944, 1945 and 1946, and the areas from which those patients were admitted:
| 1943. | 1944. | 1945. | 1946. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southgate | 178 | 144 | 119 | 105 |
| Tottenham | 346 | 225 | 252 | 272 |
| Middlesex County Council | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Military Authorities | 15 | 11 | 19 | 4 |
| Friern Barnet | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wood Green | — | 2 | — | — |
| Kensington | — | — | 1 | — |
| 545 | 390 | 396 | 384 |
The diseases for which the 384 patients were admitted during
1946 were as follows:
Scarlet fever 177
Scarlet fever and Diphtheria 1
Scarlet fever and Chicken pox 2
Diphtheria 85
Post-diphtheric paralysis 1
Laryngeal croup 1
Chicken pox 6
Bronchitis and Chicken pox 1
Whooping cough 6
Whooping cough and Pneumonia 2
Measles 26
Measles and Pneumonia 6
Measles and Bronchitis 1
German measles 2
Erysipelas 15
Pneumonia 2
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