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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The above averages are based on cases that completed their
stay in Hospital during the year.
Average number of patients in Hospital per Jay, 42.4.
| Under 1 | 1—5 | 5-15 | 15—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | Over 45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 35 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — |
No death from scarlet fever occurred during the year.
The following table shows the percentage death-rate of cases of scarlet fever admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past five years :—
| 1920. | 1921 | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .4 | — | — | .8 | — |
The following complications occurred in the patients
admitted :—
Rheumatism 3.8 per cent.
Albuminuria 9.3 ,,
Adenitis 17.0 ,,
Otitis 8.5 „
Relapse 3.8 „
Seven children were operated on for adenoids, to clear up a
chronic nasal discharge.
Two children were operated on for an acute mastoiditis.
| Under 1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—35 | 35—15 | Over 45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
One child, aged five, died within four days of admission of
toxaemia with cardiac failure.
The following table shows the percentage death-rate of cases of diphtheria admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past five years :—
| 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 |