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Number of patients in Hospital on 1st January, 1942 and 1943,
respectively:—
1st Jan., 1st Jan.,
1942 1943
Scarlet Fever 22 50
Diphtheria 8 15
Tuberculous Diseases 71 64
Puerperal Pyrexia 2 2
Erysipelas — 1
Cerebro-spinal Fever 1 —
Enteric Fever 1 —
Pneumonia 4 8
Acute Rheumatism 1 —
Mumps — 1
Whooping Cough 5 —
Scabies 1 3
Observation and other cases 2 6
The average length of stay in Hospital was for:—
Scarlet Fever 23.9 days
Diphtheria 52.7 „
Tuberculous Diseases 86.9 „
Average stay in Hospital of all cases 27.7 „
The above averages are based on cases that completed their stay in
Hospital during the year.
Average number of patients in Hospital per day 141.9.
Scarlet Fever.—The diagnosis of scarlet fever could not be confirmed in
16 patients admitted. There have been no deaths from scarlet fever during
the past five years.
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.
1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
Ilford 5.3 1.3 2.4 7.1 Nil
Tuberculosis.—132 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were admitted, as
compared with 127 in 1941.
The arrangement 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 continued during the year. 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 from 1st January to 31st March, and from 1st
April to 31st December at the rate of 63s. per bed per week. The 20 beds
in Block 6 continued to be occupied during the year by Tuberculosis patients
by agreement with the Essex County Council; 12 beds being paid for at the
rate of 45s., and the remaining 8 beds at 52s. 6d. per week, whether occupied
or not.
Training of Nurses.—During 1942 8 nurses passed Parts I and II
and 1 passed Part I of the Preliminary examination of the General Nursing
Council, and 10 obtained the Certificate by passing the final examination
(6 probationers, 4 staff nurses).