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Ilford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The 421 patients admitted during 1931 had the following"
diseases:—
Scarlet Fever 180
Diphtheria 174
Enteric Fever 2
Cerebro-spinal Fever 4
Puerperal Pyrexia 7
Puerperal Fever 10
Pemphigus Neonatorum 5
Tuberculous Diseases 7
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia 3
Acute Primary Pneumonia 2
Broncho-Pneumonia 1
Scabies 4
Meningo-myelitis 1
Measles 3
Influenza 1
Under observation 17
Number of deaths in Hospital, 11.
Diphtheria 4
Scarlet Fever 1
Cerebro-spinal Fever 1
Puerperal Fever 3
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia 1
Septic Broncho-Pnuemonia 1
Number of patients in Hospital on 1st January, 1931 and 1932
respectively:—
1st Jan., 1st Jan.,
1931. 1932.
Scarlet Fever 19 15
Diphtheria 27 16
Tuberculous Diseases 12 11
Under observation 3 2
Pemphigus Neonatorum — 2
Measles — 1
Puerperal Pyrexia — 1
The average length of stay in Hospital was for
Scarlet Fever 28.1 days.
Diphtheria 42.5 ,,
Tuberculous Diseases 177 ,,
Average stay in Hospital of
all cases 32.7 ,,
The above averages are based on cases that completed their
stay in hospital during the year.
Average number of patients in hospital per day, 50.4.