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 Port of London]
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TABLE XXV.
HOSPITAL.
Number of Cases Admitted, Cost oe Maintenance, &c.
Admitted. | Discharged, | Died. | Remaining under treatment | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cholera (suspected) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bubonic Plague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ditto (suspected) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Small-pox | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Enteric Fever | 29 | 31 | 1 | 5 |
Continued Fever | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Diphtheria | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Measles | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Erysipelas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicken-pox | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Other Diseases | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 91 | 90 | 3 | 6 |
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1913 6
Total number of days treatment during the year 1,624
Average number of days treatment for each case 17.84
Average daily number of patients in Hospital 4.01
Average daily cost of maintenance per patient 1s. 5.7d.
Average total cost of maintenance per patient £1 6s. 4.5d.
The outdoor lamps at the Hospital have been replaced by new incandescent gas
lamps, at a cost of 10/.
FOOD INSPECTION.
The work of Food Inspection in the Port of London has been carried out in
accordance with the Regulations made by the Local Government Board, under the
Public Health (Regulations as to Food) Act, 1907.
The Public Health (Unsound Food) Regulations, 1908, came into force on the
1st October, 1908, and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908, became
operative on the 1st January, 1909, and have, therefore, been in force for a period of
five years.