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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 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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12.

Table: APPENDIX II.- Hospital Number and type of Cases Admitted.

APPENDIX II.- Hospital Number and type of Cases Admitted.

Patients remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 19395
AdmittedDischargedDiedRemaining under treatment
Dysentery22--
Smallpox————
Chickenpox11——
Diphtheria----
Enteric Fever1-1-
Scarlet Fever----
Measles33——
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis33——
German Measles44——
Malaria1821——
Other Diseases26271-
58612Nil

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Remaining in Hospital on 26th October, 1940 Nil
Total number of days' treatment during the period 577
Average number of days' treatment for each case 9.16
Average daily number of patients in Hospital 2.2
Last patient was discharged from the Hospital on 24.9.40.
The Hospital was closed down on 26.10.40. and since this
date and until the end of the year 1 case of Malaria, 1 case of
Diphtheria and 1 case of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis were, by
arrangement, admitted to other Infectious Diseases Hospitals.

Table: APPENDIX III.BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF RATS DURING 1940.

APPENDIX III.

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF RATS DURING 1940.

SOURCETOTAL EXAMINEDBLACK RATSBROWN RATSSFECIES UNKNOWNMICERATS INFECTED WITH PLAGUE
FOUND DEADTRAPPED POISONED ETC.FOUND DEADTRAPPED POISONED ETC.FOUND DEADTRAPPED POISONED ETC.FOUND DEADTRAPPED POISONED ETC.
VESSELS9216902-13----NIL
LONDON DOCK2491211-37----NIL
ST. KATHARINE DOCK160-77-83----NIL
REGENT'S CANAL DOCK1---l----NIL
SURREY COMMERCIAL DOCK99-40158----NIL
POPLAR DOCK--------NIL
WEST INDIA DOCK30-18-12----NIL
SOUTH WEST INDIA DOCK6-4-2----NIL
EAST INDIA DOCK25-24-1----NIL
ROYAL VICTORIA DOCK131-19-112----NIL
ROYAL ALBERT DOCK73248-23----NIL
KING GEORGE V DOCK211-210-1----NIL
TILBURY DOCK69-32136----NIL
MILLWALL DOCK101-50-51----NIL
2,07691,6352430----NIL