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Willesden 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Hospital Annual Report for 1913.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Willesden Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you the
Twenty-Second Annual Hospital Report.
The number of patients admitted during the
past year shows a substantial increase over recent
years, and reached an aggregate of 721 cases. In
1912 there were 599 cases admitted, as against 470
in 1911, and 437 in 1910.
Of the 721 cases, 385 suffered from Scarlet Fever. In 1912 there were 338
,, 204 „ „ Diphtheria. „ ,, 172
„ 6 „ „ Enteric F. „ „ 3
„ 126 „ ,, Other Diseases ,, ,, 86
721 599
To the total of 721 cases, there is to be added
74 cases admitted during 1912, and still in hospital
on December 31st, making a grand total of 795
cases under treatment for the year. In 1912 there
were 690 cases.