Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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CLAYPONDS ISOLATION HOSPITAL
The total number of patients admitted to the Hospital in the
year 1946-47 was 381. The highest number of patients in hospital
on any day was 40 on 1st June, 1946, and the lowest was 8 on
10th September, 1946. The average daily number was 22.1
The following; table indicates the number of cases of each disease admitted during the year:
Disease | Remaining in Hospital 31st March, 1946 | Admitted during the year | Discharged during the year | Died during the year | Remaining in Hospital 31st March, 1947 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 6 | 13 | 19 | - | - |
Diphtheria Carriers | - | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | 8 | 126 | 128 | - | - |
Measles | 1 | 86 | 75 | 1 | 5 |
Whooping Cough | - | 15 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
Tonsillitis | - | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
Streptococcal Sore Throat | - | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Vincents Angina | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
Erysipelas | - | 6 | 6 | - | - |
Gastro-enteritis | - | 13 | 12 | - | 1 |
Dysentery (Sonne) | - | 3 | - | ||
Meningitis and Meningococcal Infections | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Chicken-pox | - | 5 | 5 | - | - |
Mumps | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
Pemphigus Neonatorum | - | 12 | 12 | - | |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Nursing Mothers | - | 14 | 13 | - | - |
Complications of the Puerperium | - | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
Pneumonia | - | 4 | 4 | - | - |
Acute Bronchitis | - | 4 | 4 | - | - |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
Rubella | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Toxic Erythema | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Impetigo | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Influenza | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Intussusception | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Enteritis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Infectious Mononucleosis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Peritonsillar Abscess | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Pharyngitis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Laryngitis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Ulcerative Stomatitis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Coryza | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Pleurisy | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Rheumatic Fever | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Cervical Adenitis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Incomplete Abortion | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Dermatitis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Eczema | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Pelvic Tumour | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Purpura Simplex | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Papular-Urticaria | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunstroke | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Pyrexia of Unknown Origin | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |