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Barnes 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL. Table 32.—Admissions and Deaths.
| Residents of Borough. | Nonresidents admitted under reciprocal arrangements | Non-civilians. | TOTALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admit ted. | Died. | Admit ted. | Died. | Admit ted. | Died. | Adml led. | Died. | ||
| Diphtheria | 12 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Vincent's Angina | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | |
| Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Carrier Nasal Catarrh Tonsillitis Influenza No appreciable disease | Sent in as Diphtheria | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 39 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 43 | - | |
| Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever and Rubella | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever and Chickenpox | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Measles Rubella Tonsillitis No appreciable disease | Sent in as Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Measles | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | |
| Rubella | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | - | |
| Whooping Cough and Pneumonia Bronchial Catarrh No appreciable disease | Broncho- Sent in as Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| Chikenpox | 1 | - | - | - | l | - | 2 | - | |
| Pneumonia | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Mumps | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Pneumococcal Meningitis Broncho-Pneumonia Sub-arachnoid Haemorrhage | Sent in as Cerbro- spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| Constipation | Sent in as Dysentery | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 98 | 2 | 8 | - | 8 | - | 116 | 2 | |
General.
There was a diminution in the number of scarlet fever cases admitted
during the year, but two cases required the services of a surgeon for
mastoiditis.
During 1944, there was an increase in the number of cases of
diphtheria admitted—two suffering from laryngeal diphtheria, one of whom
died. There has been a noticeable change in the age-grouping, in that the
bigger proportion affected were adults.