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East Ham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Infection among Staff.
Six cases of Faucial Diphtheira occurred in the Staff during
the year—five Nurses and one Maid. All made an uneventful
recovery.
TABLE 22
Admissions, Discharges, Etc., 1938—Borough Infectious Diseases Hospital.
| Disease. | Remaining at end of 1937 | Admitted during 1938 | Died during 1938 | Discharged during 1938 | Remaining at end of 1938 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 26 | 137 | 6 | 134 | 23 |
| Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever | — | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| Diphtheria and Measles | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 33 | 229 | — | 243 | 19 |
| Scarlet Fever & Chicken Pox | l | — | — | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Bronchitis | — | a | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cellutis of Leg | — | l | — | 1 | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | 14 | — | 5 | 9 |
| Erysipelas | l | S | — | 9 | — |
| Erythema | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Hysteria | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Impetigo | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Marasmus | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | 2 | 42 | — | 44 | — |
| Measles and B. Pneumonia | 1 | 12 | 2 | 11 | — |
| Measles and Chicken Pox | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Meningitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Mumps | 2 | 9 | — | 10 | 1 |
| No evidence disease | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Otitis Media | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Observation | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 15 | — | 16 | — |
| Rubella | 2 | 10 | — | 12 | — |
| Septic Spots | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Tonsillitis | — | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| Urticaria Papulara | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 7 | — | 8 | — |
| Stomatitis and Mastoid | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 72 | 544 | 14 | 543 | 5 9 |