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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX III.
HOSPITAL.
(Hospital taken over by the South-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board on 5th July,1948).
| DISEASE | Admitted | Discharged | Transferred To Other Hospital | Dieo. | Remaining in Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Pox | 18 | 17 | 1 | - | - |
| Measles# | 27 | 27 | — | - | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | 1 | - | — |
| Malaria | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Mumps | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
| Dysentery. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Thphus Fever | 1 | — | 1 | - | - |
| Other Diseases | 25 | 20 | 5 | — | — |
| Totals | 86 | 76 | 9 | 1 | NIL.. |
Includes 2 Contacts. # Includes 13 contacts.
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December,1947 7
Admitted during 1948 86
Discharged or Died (l Died) 93
Average daily number of patients 2.4
Average number of days in Hospital 9.0
Greatest number of patients at one time 13
Smallest number of patients at one time Nil.
APPENDIX IV.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OP RATS DURING 1948.
| Source | Total. | Black Rats | Brown Rats | Species Unknown | Mice | Rats Infected With Plages. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found Dead | Trapped Poisoned Etc. | Found Dead | Trapped Poisoned Etc. | Found Dead | Trapped Poisoned Etc. | Found Dead. | Trapped Poisoned Etc. | |||
| Vessels. | 750 | 423 | 327 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| London Dk. | 118 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 42 | - | - | — | — | - |
| St Katharine Dk. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Royal Albert Dk. | 74 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Victoria Dk . | 42 | - | 24 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| King GeorgeVdk. | 60 | - | 25 | 11 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Surrey Come Dk. | 6 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Regents Canal. Dk | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| Millwall Dk . | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - |
| West India Dk. | 5 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5th West India Dk. | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East India Dk. | 2 | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | — | - | - |
| Tilbury Dk. | 6 | - | 4 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 1,086 | 446 | 491 | 17 | 132 | — | — | — | - | Nil |
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