Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
525 patients were admitted during 1930, as compared with
664 in 1929, 577 in 1928, 519 in 1927, and 331 in 1926.
92.8 per cent. of the cases of diphtheria occurring in the
district and 66.7 per cent. of scarlet fever were admitted to the
hospital.
The following table shows the percentage of cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever occurring in the district, removed to the hospital during the past ten years:-
Year. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. |
---|---|---|
1930 | 92.8 | 66.7 |
1929 | 90.0 | 63 0 |
1928 | 92.7 | 66.8 |
1927 | 92.4 | 77.3 |
1926 | 87.6 | 86.6 |
1925 | 94.4 | 78.7 |
1924 | 93.5 | 94.3 |
1923 | 92.7 | 93.5 |
1922 | 88.3 | 84.8 |
1921 | 90.5 | 87.0 |
The following table shows the total admissions for the past ten years:-
Year. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Tuberculosis. | Other Diseases. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1930 | 189 | 300 | 14 | 22 | 525 |
1929 | 339 | 290 | 13 | 22 | 664 |
1928 | 337 | 203 | 13 | 24 | 577 |
1927 | 306 | 145 | 51 | 17 | 519 |
1926 | 149 | 121 | 50 | 11 | 331 |
1925 | 111 | 51 | 28 | 9 | 199 |
1924 | 129 | 72 | 28 | 13 | 242 |
1923 | 115 | 113 | 61 | 25 | 314 |
1922 | 162 | 147 | 73 | 29 | 411 |
1921 | 269 | 134 | 66 | 24 | 493 |