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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Number of patients in Hospital on 1st January, 1941 and 1942, respectively:—
| 1st Jan., 1941 | 1st Jan., 1942 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 22 |
| Diphtheria | 24 | 8 |
| Tuberculous Diseases | 39 | 71 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — |
| Cerebro- spinal Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 4 |
| Acute Rheumatism | 2 | 1 |
| Measles | 7 | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 5 |
| Observation and other cases | 7 | 3 |
The average length of stay in Hospital was for:—
| Scarlet Fever | 24.8 days |
| Diphtheria | 56.6 ,, |
| Tuberculous Diseases | 98.2 „ |
| Average stay in Hospital of all cases | 30.6 ,, |
The above averages are based on eases that completed their stay in
Hospital during the year.
Average number of patients in Hospital per day 107.6.
Scarlet Fever.—The diagnosis of scarlet fever could not be confirmed in 10 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.
| 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilford | 41 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Enteric Fever.—8 cases were admitted. All were due to Bacillus
Paratyphosus B. 7 recovered, 1 was still under treatment at the end of
the year.
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.
| 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilford | 3.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 7.1 |
Tuberculosis.—127 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were admitted, as
compared with 87 in 1940.
An arrangement was entered into with the Essex County Council
whereby the 26 beds in Block 1 and the 6 beds in Block 2 were allocated to
the use of Tuberculosis patients as and from 26th May. These beds, together
with the 20 beds in Block 10, were paid for at the rate of 55s. per bed per
week as and when occupied.
Training of Probationer Nurses.—During 1941, 4 nurses passed Part I
of the examination of the General Nursing Council, and 11 obtained the
Certificate by completing Part II (5 of these being Staff Nurses).