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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
Fulham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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31.
There is a special arrangement whereby children
who have just had operations in larger hospitals may be
transferred to the Babies' Hospital. This is especially
useful in.the case of minor operations such as circumcision
and the removal of tonsils and adenoids, when the
home conditions are unsuitable for after-treatment.
The verandah at the back of the hospital which
looks 011 the lawns has been an asset in securing more
fresh air and sunlight for the children during the warmer
months.
The average daily number in the wards during the
year was approximately 13.5 as compared with 16.5
during 1927 and 12.5 during 1926.
The Fulham Day Nursery, Eridge House,
Fulham Park Road, S.W.6.
The nursery was inaugurated at 56, Harwood Road,
in 1906, and was transferred to its present abode in 1916.
The following is a summary of the work done during the year:—
| In hospital, January 1st, 1928 | 18 | |
| Number of babies admitted during the year ... | 123 | |
| Average duration of stay (days) Number of cases discharged :— | 35.4 r | |
| (a) In good health | 74 | |
| (b) Improvement | 32 | |
| (c) No improvement | 13 | |
| (d) On account of the development of an infectious disease | 5 | |
| viz. Measles | 1 | |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | 3 | |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | |
| Number of deaths | 14 | |
| Number of babies in hospital, December 31st, 1928 | 8 | |