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Walthamstow 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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AGE AND SEX AT DEATH.
Seven deaths occurred, details of which are given below:2.
Phthisis 2 Females aged 46 and 24.
3 Diphtheria 1 Male aged 16 years; 1 Female aged 2½ years'
1 Male aged 6 years.
1 Broncho-pneumonia,
complicating
Wooping Cough 1 Male aged 2 years
1 Pneumococcal
Meningitis 1 Female aged 37 years.
SWABS.- 100 swabs were examined at the hospital laboratory.
All the cases admitted during the year were, with the
exception of the 5 fatal cases, very mild in degree and no single
case developed any unusual complication.
One case of scarlet fever had followed burns.
One child was transferred to a children's hospital with
a rheumatic heart.
The notifications on the diphtheria side are becoming very
inaccurate.
The Sanatorium report dated 23rd.March stated for the first
time for many years (and probably for the first time since the
opening of the Sanatorium) that there was no single case of
diphtheria under treatment.
On the same date no case was being home nursed.
This satisfactory position is yet another result from the
progress of diphtheria protection.
NUMBER OF OUTSIDE AUTHORITIES CASES AND NATURE.
| Measles | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Other Diseases | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton | 5 | 29 | 165 | 6 | 205 |
| Chingford | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Waltham Joint Hospital Board | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Army | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Navy | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Royal Air Force | - | 1 | 5 | - | 6 |
| Totals | 6 | 33 | 176 | 7 | 222 |
DURATION OF TREATMENT.- The average duration of treatment in
Hospital was as follows:-
Diphtheria 31.6 days.
Scarlet Fever 23.6 "
Other Diseases 16.7 "
The County Medical Officer has kindly furnished the following return of patients treated in the Tuberculosis Pavilion during 1943:-
| Classification in accordance with Ministry of Health Memorandum 37T. (Rev.) | In Hospital on 1st. Jan.1943 | Admitted during year | Discharged during year | Died during year | In Hospital on 31st. December, 43. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | - | - | - | - | - |
| T.B.Minus | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | 4 |
| T.B.Plus Group 1. | - | - | - | - | - |
| T.B.Plus Group 11. | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| T.B.Plus Group 111. | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 12 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 16 |
14 of the 21 admissions were Walthamstow cases.
Personnel of the Civil Defence Casualty Service gave considersoi'
nursing assistance.
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