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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brentford and Chiswick 1947
[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 Hospital in the
year 1947-48 was 463. The highest number of patients in hospital
on any day was 47, on March 24th, 1948, and the lowest was 11
+ 5 T.A. on May 5th, 1947. The average daily number was 30.4.
The following table indicates the number of cases ot each disease admitted during the year.
| Disease | Remaining in Hospital, 31st March, 1947 | Admitted during the year | Discharged during the year | Died during the year | Remaining in Hospital, 31st March, 1948 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 118 | - | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | - |
| Measles | 10 | 41 | — | — | - |
| Chickenpox | — | 14 | — | — | - |
| Mumps | 1 | 9 | — | — | - |
| Puerperal complications | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | - |
| Gastroenteritis | 1 | 35 | — | 5 | - |
| Dysentery | — | 6 | — | 1 | - |
| Erysipelas | — | 17 | 17 | — | - |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 61 | — | 5 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 34 | — | 3 | - |
| Tonsilitis | — | 45 | — | — | - |
| Pneumoccocal infections | — | 10 | — | — | - |
| No abnormality detected | — | 8 | 8 | — | - |
| Pyraxea of unknown origin | — | 8 | 8 | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | 7 | 7 | — | - |
| Laryngitis | — | 6 | 6 | — | - |
| Otitis Media | — | 3 | 3 | — | - |
| Sinusitis | - | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pyelonephritis | — | 2 | 2 | — | - |
| Urticaria | — | 2 | 2 | — | - |
| Pharyngitis | — | 5 | 5 | — | - |
| Abortion | - | 2 | 2 | — | - |
| Rubella | - | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Furunculosis | - | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Post Tonsillectomy exudate | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Paroxysmal tachycardia | — | 1 | 1 | -— | - |
| Scabies | - | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Tinea vesicolor | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Tuberculous meningitis | - | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Rheumatism | - | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Cervical adenitis | - | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Neuritis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Ringworm | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Submaxillery cellulitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Infective dermatitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Drug eruption Vincents' angina | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | |
| Nursing Mothers | 1 | — | 1 | — | - |
| Pelvic sepsis | - | 1 | - | — | 1 |
| Migraine | — | 2 | 2 | - | - |