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West Ham 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: Return of Admissions, Discharges and Deaths for 1945

Return of Admissions, Discharges and Deaths for 1945

In Hosp. 31.12.44Admitted sinceDischargedDiedIn Hosp. 31.12.45
Scarlet Fever18288274131
Diphtheria413699140
Measles318618153
Whooping Cough4181912
Meningitis1863—
Gastro Enteritis1443564
Pneumonia8697151
Erysipelas11010—1
Chickenpox—1715—2
Puerperal Fever—22——
Tonsillitis28889—1
Laryngitis2810——
Bronchitis11011——
Rubella—33——
Dermatitis31114——
Encephalitis1—1——
Mumps189——
Mastoiditis1—1——
Scabies21113——
Urticaria156——
Vincent's Angina—44——
Syphilis—11——
Erythema—1010——
Coryza—55——
Rheumatism—11——
Stomatitis—22——
Quinsy—44——
Cellulitis—33——
Otitis Media—11——
Chorea—21—1
Impetigo.—77——
Influenza—11——
Pemphigus—11——
Jaundice—22——
Meningism—22——
Intussusception—11——
Cerebral Tumour—11——
Intestinal Obstruction—11——
Ophthalmia Neonatorum—11——
Poliomyelitis—11——
No Disease—1818——
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SCABIES. This disease, which affected both children and
adults, was not quite so prevalent in 1945 as it was in 1944. It
is, however, pleasing to record a slight drop in the number of
persons who received treatment at the Centres, namely: 2,761,
as against 2,970 in 1944. It would not be reasonable to expect
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