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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| Ilford | Barking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions | Deaths | Admissions | Deaths | |
| Laryngeal obstruction due to acute membranous laryngitis of staphylococcal origin | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Hypostatic pneumonia, cerebral haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Others | 198 | — | 13 | — |
Post-mortems were held by H.M. Coroner in connection with 16 of the
above 72 deaths.
Number of patients in Hospital on 1st January, 1947 and 1948 respectively:—
| 1st Jan., 1947 | 1st Jan., 1948 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 18 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 6 |
| Tuberculous Diseases | 72 | 50 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 2 |
| Para-typhoid fever | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 12 |
| Pneumonia and Whooping Cough | — | 1 |
| Acute Rheumatism | — | 2 |
| Erysipelas | — | 2 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 |
| Observation and other cases | 10 | 17 |
The average length of stay in Hospital was for:—
Scarlet Fever 25.5 days
Diphtheria 58.4 „
Tuberculous Diseases 80.0 „
Average stay in Hospital of all cases 25.9 „
The above averages are based on cases that completed their stay in
Hospital during the year.
Average number of patients in Hospital per day 110.6.
Scarlet Fever.—The diagnosis of scarlet fever could not be confirmed in
13 patients admitted. No deaths occurred from this disease.
Diphtheria.—The following table shows the percentage death-rate of cases
of diphtheria admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past live
years, the rate being calculated each year only on those admissions which
proved to be clinically diphtheria.
1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
llford 9.1 5.8 4.5 Nil 8.3
One death occurred—a male patient, aged 5 years, seven days after
admission, from cardiac failure and naso-faucial diphtheria. He had not been
immunised.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA AND OBSTETRICAL COMPLICATIONS.
The years 1945, 1946 and 1947 were notable for an increased number of admissions of obstetrical cases to the Isolation Hospital, owing to pressure of accommodation for maternity cases, and as a precautionary measure against risk of infection. The three years are compared:—
| 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confinements | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Abortions | 16 | 23 | 23 |
| Mothers and infants | 52 | 72 | 84 |