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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The 558 patients admitted during 1935 were as follows:—
Scarlet Fever 266
Puerperal Scarlet Fever 3
Diphtheria 167
Enteric Fever 5
Puerperal Pyrexia 4
Puerperal Fever 2
Pemphigus Neonatorum 1
Tuberculous Diseases 49
Tuberculous Meningitis 2
Pneumonia 20
Measles 6
Whooping Cough and Pneumonia 3
Meningitis 1
Erysipelas 12
Scabies 2
Acute Rheumatism 7
Under observation 8
In January it was necessary to send 2 cases of scarlet fever to
the London Fever Hospital owing to lack of accommodation at the
Isolation Hospital.
Number of deaths in Hospital:—
Diphtheria 7 (1 admitted
in 1934)
Scarlet Fever and Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1
Pneumonia 6
Pneumonia and Whooping Cough 1
Puerperal Septicaemia 1 (Admitted
in 1934)
Erysipelas 1
Tuberculous Meningitis 2
Pemphigus Neonatorum 1
Number of patients in Hospital on 1st January, 1935 and 1936 respectively:-
1st Jan., 1935. | 1st Jan., 1936. | |
---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 40 | 43 |
Diphtheria | 43 | 28 |
Tuberculous Diseases | 19 | 20 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | - |
Erysipelas | - | 1 |
Measles | - | 2 |
Pneumonia | - | 2 |
Acute Rheumatism | - | 4 |
Under observation | - | 3 |
The average length of stay in Hospital was for—
Scarlet Fever 38.9 days.
Diphtheria 50.2 ,,
Tuberculous Diseases 85.7 ,,
Average stay in Hospital of
all cases 45.0 ,,