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Barnes 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 31.—Admissions and Deaths.
| Residents of Borough. | Nonresidents admitted under reciprocal arrangements | Non-civilians. | TOTALS. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. E | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admit ted. | Died. | |||
| Diphtheria | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | — | ||
| 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||
| Diphtheria Carrier | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| Diphtheria and Measles | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 31 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 37 | - | ||
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | |||
| Scarlet Fever and Jaundice | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| Scarlet Fever and Measles | 2 | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | - | ||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | |||
| Measles | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | - | ||
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | |||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | ||||
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| Chickenpox | — | 1 | _ | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||
| Dysenterv, Sonne | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | - | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |||
| Mumps | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |||
| Totals | 76 | 1 | 19 | — | 4 | — | 99 | 1 | ||
Deaths.
(1) Whooping cough, complicated by broncho-pneumonia on admission—
child one year nine months old—died 4th day after admission.
Complications.
(1) Scarlet Fever. (2) Diphtheria.
Measles, on admission, 2. Extra Systoles, 1.
Rhinorrhea, 1. Dipththeritic myocarditis, 2.
Adenitis, 5 (3) Measles.
Tonsillitis, 1. Convulsions, 1.
Otorrhœa, . Broncho-pneumonia, 3.
Secondary attack, 1. Bronchitis, 2.
Conjunctivitis, 1.
(4) Whooping Cough.
Broncho-pneumonia, 2.
Cross-Infections.
As the result of two cases admitted to the Hospital suffering from
Scarlet Fever being already infected with and incubating another disease on
admission, the following cases of cross-infection occurred in two particular
wards:—Scarlet fever and measles, 1 ; Scarlet fever and chickenpox, 7.
Owing to the absence of the cubicle block there has been considerable
difficulty in isolating these mixed infections.
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