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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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXIV.
HOSPITAL.
Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c.
| Admited. | Discharged. | Died. | Remaining under treatment. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plague ( ditto ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Small-pox | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enteric Fever | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | |
| Continued Fever | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Measles | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erysipelas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicken-pox | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Diseases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 52 | 52 | 1 | 0 | |
| Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1916 | Nil. | ||||
| Total number of days treatment during the year | 1,213 | ||||
| Average number of days treatment for each case | 22.88 | ||||
| Average daily number of patients in Hospital | 6.90 | ||||
| Average daily cost of maintenance per patient | 1s. 10d. | ||||
| Average total cost of maintenance per patient | £2 2s. 11d. | ||||