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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

Woolwich 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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(21 beds). The following table shows certain statistical
information for the Home for the year 1922 :

Table: TABLE No. 39.

TABLE No. 39.

(a) Number of cases in hospital on the 1st January, 19229
Number of cases admitted during the year96
Number of cases remaining in on the 31st December5
(b) Average duration of stay45 days
(c) Reasons for admission:—
Malnutrition, Marasmus and Debility53
Bronchitis and Pneumonia5
Enteritis and Colitis2
Vomiting, Dyspepsia and Constipation19
Rickets2
For observation6
Miscellaneous—Skin conditions, etc.9
96
(d) Number of cases discharged:—
(a) In good health62
(b) Improved20
(c) No improvement9
91
(e) Number of cases of infectious diseases:—–
(a) Measles4
(b) Whooping Cough–
(c) Epidemic Diarrhoea1
(d) Continued fever
(/) Number of Deaths9
(4) Fever.Nil.