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Walthamstow 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(iii) The following table shows the admissions, discharges and deaths during 1942:-
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Other Diseases | Tuberculosis | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remaining in Hospital 1st .January | 10 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Admitted during year | 420 | 74 | 9 | 22 | 618 |
| Discharged " " | 380 | 74 | 1 | 16 | 564 |
| Died during year | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Remaining in hospital 31st.December | 50 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 87 |
DAILY AVERAGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL.
(including Tuberculosis cases).
| January | 50.12 | April. | 40.8 | July | 47.16 | October. | 66.17 |
| February | 43.12 | May | 39.12 | Augu st . | 56.7 | November | 86.16 |
| March | 37 .15 | June. | 31.1 | September | 60.7 | December | 88.15 |
| Average whole year | 54.7. | ||||||
CLINICAL REPORT.
Dr.Hamilton, Resident Medical Officer, reports as follows:-
AGE AND SEX OF PATIENTS ADMITTED DURING 1942.
| Disease | Under 5 yrs. | 5-10 yrs. | 10-15 yrs. | Over 15 yrs. | Total | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | F, | M. | F. | M, | F. | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 55 | 60 | 118 | 113 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 208 | 212 | 420 |
| Diphtheria | 18 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 39 | 74 | ||
| Measles | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | - | 2 | - | 15 | 17 | 32 | |
| Rubella | — | - | — | _ | _ | - | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Cerebro-spinal | |||||||||||
| Meningitis | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Mumps | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis | — | _ | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 22 | 22 |
| Other Diseases | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Staff | - | - | - | _ | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | 15 | |
| Totals | 94 | 102 | 133 | 134 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 72 | 286 | 332 | 618 |
AGE AND SEX AT DEATH.
Twelve deaths occurred, details of which are given below:-
4 Pulmonary Tuberculosis . 4 Females aged 48, 453 28 and 21 years
1 Broncho- pneumonia 1 Female aged 3 months.
4 Broncho-pneumonia and
Whooping Cough . (2 Males aged 4 years & 14 weeks
(2 Females aged 2 years 3 months, and
14 months.
1 Diphtheria. 1 Male aged 10 years.
1 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 1 Female aged 67 years.
1 Medullary embolism and
Myocarditis 1 Male aged 20 years.
19.