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WIMBLEDON INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL
One hundred and ninety-two cases were admitted to the Infectious
Diseases Hospital during 1941. as there were fifteen cases in
hospital at the end of 1940, the total number of cases under
treatment during the year amounted to two hundred and -seven. One
hundred and nineteen of there cases were from Wimbledon, and eightyeight
from Kingston.
Of the two hundred and seven patients under treatment, ninetythree
were suffering from scarlet fever, thirty-three from diphtheria
and twenty-three from cerebro-spinal meningitis, thirteen
from enteric fever, twenty from measles and twenty-five from other
diseases.
There was one death during the year, which was due to
poliomyelitis.
Twenty-one patients remained in hospital at the end of 1941.
Fifteen of these were suffering from scarlet fever, two from otitis
media, two from diphtheria, one from croup, and one from poliomyelitis.
In concluding this report I should like to express my deep
appreciation to the Chairman and members of the Public Health
and Maternity and Child Welfare Committees for the consideration
and courtesy which they have again shown me during 1941.
It is also a pleasure to draw attention to the help and
co-operation which I have received from all members of the staff.
I have the honour to be
Your obedient servant,
HAROLD ELLIS.
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