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Willesden 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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THE FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL ' REPORT
on the
MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
For the year 1939
By ARTHUR G. TROUP, M.D., D.P.H.,
Medical Superintendent.
Table No. 9.
Cases in the M unicipal H ospital during the Y ear 1939.
| Diseases. | No. in Hospital on 1-1-39. | Admitted. | Total under treatment. | Discharged recovered. | Died. | Mortality per cent. | Remaining on 31-12-39. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 62 | 251 | 313 | 300 | 4 | 1.2 | 9 |
| Diphtheria (Bacteriological) | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 2.8 | 2 |
| Measles | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Mixed Infections | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Infections | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | 184 | 214 | 200 | 1 | .46 | 13 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 119 | 122 | 116 | 5 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases | 4 | 160 | 164 | 158 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Marasmus | 7 | 38 | 45 | 33 | 7 | 15.5 | 5 |
| Tonsil & Adenoid Cases | 1 | 360 | 361 | 361 | — | — | — |
| Civilian Sick | — | 78 | 78 | 59 | 2 | — | 17 |
| Totals | 110 | 1,252 | 1,362 | 1,286 | 26 | — | 50 |