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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
City of London 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXYI.
HOSPITAL.
Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c.
| Admitted. | Discharged, | Died | Remaining ider treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cholera (suspected) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plagu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ditto (suspected) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Small-pox | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Enteric Fever | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Continued Fever | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicken-pox | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Diseases | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 90 | 94 | 4 | 1 |
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1915 1
Total number of days treatment during the year 1,545
Average number of days treatment for each case15.16
Average daily number of patients in Hospital 3.68
Average daily cost of maintenance per patient 1s. 8.8d.
Average total cost of maintenance per patient £1 7s. 2d.
SHELL-FISH.
The Local Government Board have issued Public Health (Shell-fish) Regulations,
1915, which came into force on the 1st March, 1915. These Regulations require the
Port of London Sanitary Authority to take action on receipt of representation from a
Local Authority in whose district shell-fish are consumed, indicating that the shell-fish
have caused or are likely to cause infectious or other disease ; or on a report of their
own Medical Officer of Health, if such shell-fish are found in their own district.