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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

Ilford 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: COST.STATEMENT AS TO COST OF FOOD AT THE ISOLATION HOSPITAL.

COST.

STATEMENT AS TO COST OF FOOD AT THE ISOLATION HOSPITAL.

1900-011901-021902-031903-041904-051905-061906-071907-081908-091909-101910-111911-12
Number of Staff 912151718242726263128-731-7
,, Patients 189175214220267275464478430294263408
Average length of stay of Scarlet Fever Patients (days)5149456-94749146-440-537-645 54815415249
,, ,, ,, Diphtheria „21331-830-525 329124-422-224-930-538-646-732 25
„ ,, ,, Enteric Fever „ „3053737-94142-331-539825 134-934045-6232
,, ,, ,, Puerperal Fever ,, ,,13
,, ,, ,, Erysipelas „ „29216.5759-012.32019
Measles ,,2510
All ,, ,,43 545249-240-942-740636-285-341-844-85214575
,, number of patients in hospital per day22-521-728-824-531-230-846146749-336-137-551
Total number of days for Staff3,2854,3805,4756,2226,5708,7609,8559,5169.49011,31510,50111,589
,, ,, ,, Patients8,2337,92510.5338,99611,41211,16716,83716,90318,01613,18813,70518,666
,, ,, weeks for Staff and Patients combined1,645 41,757-82.286-82,1742,568-82,846-73,8133,774 13,929-43,500-43,4584,322
Cost of Meat £199196£186197£19881£257114£37569£377197£39120£3451311£3331111X34204
„ Groceries18467200175208123260343161572891262964133068322126£33312
„ Vegetables2384338925214011156123695471141063766989£7136
„ Bread and Flour416044245138614576179790107771171011741410£9075
„ Milk and Eggs150171015312016218614317102541310192331826617582208104£213172
,, Fish and Poultry3144½3113048175½29311388141137451563817432127£3841
Total cost of all food£63127½£650131£69520½£79229£1,118143£1,049151£1,064114£1,024146£1,0411011£1,088138
Cost of food per head per week for Staff and Patients combined5651154565105655510605