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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
East Ham 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The following table shows the number of patients admitted and under treatment during the year, and also the mortality per cent. of completed cases:—
| In Hospital Dec. 31st, 1908. | Admitted | Total under treatment. | Discharged. | Died. | Death-rate per cent. of completed cases. | Remaining in Hospital Dec. 31st, 1909. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever Wards | 72 | 500 | 572 | 520 | 10 | 1.88 | 42 |
| Diphtheria Wards | 25 | 236 | 261 | 226 | 16 | 7.27 | 19 |
| Cubicles (Opened Oct., 1909) | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| 97 | 743 | 840 | 749 | 26 | — | 65 |