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Walthamstow 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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gives rise to this difficulty. The organism would appear to be very
wide-spread in an avirulent form among the general public.
Staff.—Members of the Staff were admitted to hospital beds
suffering from the following complaints:—Pleurisy, 1; Quinsy, 1;
Tonsillitis, 1; Mumps, 1; Scarlet Fever, 3; Diphtheria, 1;
Rubella, 1.
Operations at Hospital.—Tonsillectomy, 5; Cauterisation of
Corneal Ulcer, 1; Wilde's operation, 2; Schwartz's operation, 1;
Paracentesis of drum, 1.
Specialist Consultants were called in on 18 occasions, viz. :—
Otologist, 9; Ophthalmologist, 5; Surgeon, 1; Physician, 1;
Orthopaedic Surgeon, 2.
Swabs.—3,457 swabs were taken and examined during the year
in the laboratory at the Hospital.
| Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Whipps Cross Hospital | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| From Epping U. D. C. | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| From Loughton U. D. C. | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Total | 30 | 24 | 54 |
Transfers to Other Hospitals.—Patients were transferred on
account of the following conditions:—Mastoiditis, 3; Heart Disease,
3 ; Chronic Abscesses, 2 ; for resumption of previous treatment, 2 ;
enucleation of eye, 1; cerebral abscess, 1; Scabies, 1; Total, 13.
The Hospitals to which patients were transferred were as
follows:—Whipps Cross Hospital, 10; Connaught Hospital, 2;
Western Ophthalmic Hospital, 1.
Duration of Treatment.—The average duration of treatment
in Hospital was as follows:—
Diphtheria 37.9 days.
Scarlet Fever 35.5 days.
Measles 28.7 days.
Dysentery 23.7 days.
Mixed Infections 37.8 days.