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Barnes 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 30.—Institutional Treatment.
| Admissions during 1941 were as under:— | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis: | |
| To Surrey County Council Sanatorium | 7 |
| „ Surrey County Hospitals | 12 |
| „ other sanatoria | 8 |
| „ general hospitals | 4 |
| „ Public Assistance Institutions | — |
| Total | 31 |
| Number of patients admitted : | |
| Pulmonary | 30 |
| Non-pulmonary | Nil |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL. Table 31.—Admissions and Deaths.
| Residents of Borough. | Nonresidents admitted under reciprocal arrangements | Non-civilians. | TOTALS. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admit ted. | Died. | Admit ted. | Died. | ||||
| Diphtheria | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | |||
| 1 | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | — | |||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||||
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken-pox | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |||
| Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||||
| Enteric Fever—Paratyphoid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||||
| Measles | 1 | - | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | — | |||
| German Measles | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Chickenpox | - | - | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||
| Erysipelas and Chickenpox | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |||
| Gastro-enteritis | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||
| Dysentery, Sonne | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 16 | — | |||
| Cellulitis—sent in as Mumps | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |||
| Totals | 55 | 1 | 38 | — | 2 | — | 95 | 1 | |||