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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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PRECAUTION AGAINST PLAGUE.—Form C.
Particulars Relating to Vessels " Infected " or "Suspected," or from Infected Ports.
| No. of Vessels. | Date of Arrival. | Whether infected, suspected or trom an infected port. | Methods of Rat Destruction employed. | No. of rats killed. | Whether a certificate of deratisation was issued. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fumigation by sulphur dioxide. | Fumigation by hydrocyanic acid. | Trapping, poisoning, &c. | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 1,205 | 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1924. | From Infected Ports. | Nil. | Nil. | Traps and Poison, Traps, Ratcatchers. | 5,346 | Nil. | The full Table is prepared, but is not printed herewith. |
TABLE XXXIII.—F orm D.
| Number of Vessels Fumigated by S02 | Number of Rats killed. | Number of Vessels Fumigated by HCN. | Number of Rats killed. | Number of Vessels on which trapping, poisoning, &c., were employed. | Number of Rats killed. | Number of Fumigation Certificates issued on Form " Port 10." | Number of other Certificates issued. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1,906 | 7 | 564 | 37 | 48 | 55 | |
| (See Table XXIX.) |
TABLE XXXIV.— Hospital.
Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c.
| Admitted. | Discharged. | Died. | Remaining under treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | 13 | 12 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — | _ |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Measles | 8 | 8 | _ | _ |
| Chickenpox | 25 | 25 | _ | _ |
| Mumps | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
| Tonsillitis | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Skin Disease | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Total | 60 | 57 | 1 | 2 |
| Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1924 | 2 | |||
| Total number of days' treatment during the year | 1,053 | |||
| Average number of days' treatment for each case | 17.55 | |||
| Average daily number of patients in Hospital | .16 | |||
| Average daily cost of maintenance per patient | 0.89d. | |||
| Average total annual cost of maintenance per patient | £1.7.3 |
HOSPITAL
During the year four cubicles for nurses were added, in a separate building,
to the accommodation provided for the nursing staff. This permits of a separate
room each for nurses and servants and for storage accommodation for linen, etc.,
which was much needed.
In a spot as outlying as is Denton Hospital it is natural that the Staff, when off
duty, should have much appreciated the installation of a wireless apparatus, which
receives both from Chelmsford and London stations with sufficient facility to
permit of distribution throughout the administrative block.