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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
Number of patients in hospital at beginning of year:—
Scarlet Fever 43
Diphtheria 16
Number of patients admitted during the year:—
Scarlet Fever 159
Diphtheria 100
Enteric Fever 5
Erysipelas 8
Puerperal Fever 1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 36
Ophthalmia Neonatorum—
Infants 2
Mothers 2
Number of patients remaining in hospital on 1st
January, 1915:-
Scarlet Fever 28
Diphtheria 25
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 6
The following shows the average length of stay of
patients in the hospital:—
Average stay in hospital of Scarlet
Fever patients 44.3 days.
Average stay in hospital of
Diphtheria patients 32.9 days.
Average number of patients in
hospital per day 41.9
Average stay in hospital of all
patients 39.6 days.