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The average length of stay in Hospital was for:—
Scarlet Fever 23.7 days
Diphtheria 63.7 ,,
Tuberculous Diseases 79.0 ,,
Average stay in Hospital of all cases 29.7 „
The above averages are based on cases that completed their stay in
Hospital during the year.
Average number of patients in Hospital per day 107.8.
Scarlet Fever.—The diagnosis of scarlet fever could not be confirmed in
14 patients admitted. One death from Septic scarlet fever occurred during
the year—a male child, age 12 months, six days after admission. (This was
a Barking case).
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.
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Ilford .. 2.4 7.1 Nil 9.1 5.8
Two deaths occurred—both female patients from extensive diphtheritic
paralysis ending in cardiac failure, aged 5 years; one 43 days after admission,
and the other 23 days after admission. Neither of these patients had been
previously immunised against Diphtheria.
Tuberculosis.—162 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were admitted, as
compared with 145 in 1943.
During the year arrangements entered into with the Essex County
Council were in force for the treatment of Tuberculosis patients, as follows:—
Blocks. Beds, Patients. Period Charges.
occupied.
1, 2 & 6 52 Males Whole year £3 12s. 6d. per week
whether occupied or
not.
10 20 Females 30th Oct. ditto.
to
31st Dec.
Training of Nurses.—During 1944 7 nurses passed Parts I and II
and 1 passed Part I of the Preliminary examination of the General Nursing
Council, and 17 obtained the Certificate by passing the final examination
(6 student nurses, 11 staff nurses).