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Scarlet Fever.—The diagnosis of scarlet fever could not be confirmed in 5
patients admitted. The following table shows the percentage death-rate of
cases of scarlet fever admitted to Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past
five years, the rate being calculated each year only on those admissions
which proved to be clinically scarlet fever.
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Ilford 37 .39 .41 Nil Nil
Enteric Fever.—10 cases were admitted. One gave positive Widal Tests
for B. Typhosus, 8 positive Widal Tests for B. Para-typhosus B. and 1 was
unconfirmed bacteriologically. Two patients died, ages 33 and 37 years,
within 10 and 12 days of admission respectively one giving a positive Widal
result for B. Typhosus and the other for B. Para-typhosus B. The other
patients recovered.
Diphtheria.—The following table shows the percentage death-rate of cases
of diphtheria admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past five
years, the rate being calculated each year only on those admissions which
proved to be clinically diphtheria.
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Ilford 5.7 4.5 3.3 5.3 1.3
Tuberculosis.—85 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were admitted, as
compared with 44 in 1938.
Training of Probationer Nurses.—During 1939, 2 nurses passed Part 1
of the examination of the General Nursing Council, 10 obtained the Certificate
by completing Part II (3 of these being Staff Nurses), and 7 passed the
educational test of the General Nursing Council.
The following table shows the number of the Staff at the Isolation
Hospital who were Schick and Dick Tested during 1939, and also the number
inoculated :—
Numbers Schick Tested:— Staff
Positive 9
Negative 36
Numbers inoculated (full course) 8
Numbers re-tested:—
Negative after full course of inoculations 14
Positive after full course of inoculations, and
re-inoculated 5
Numbers Dick Tested:—
Positive 15
Negative 28
Numbers inoculated (full course) 15
Numbers re-tested :—
Negative after full course of inoculations 15
Positive after full course of inoculations, and
re-inoculated
No member of the Nursing Staff contracted Scarlet Fever or Diphtheria
during the year.