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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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PATIENTS' EXPENSES.
| £ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Medicines (including Antitoxine and Disinfectants) | 287 | 3d. average per person per day. |
| Stimulants | 10 | |
| Horsing Ambulance | 292 | |
| £589 |
Total cost of upkeep 2/2¼ per person per day.
| Days | Average days each in Hospital. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Balance of cases in Hospital, 1/4/08 | 1,278 | - | |
| 569 recovered Scarlet Fever cases | 22,371 | 39 | ||
| 16 fatal Scarlet Fever cases | 139 | 9 | ||
| 23,788 | ||||
| Diphtheria. | Balance of cases in Hospital, 1/4/08 | 435 | - | |
| 289 recovered Diphtheria cases | 8,268 | 28 | ||
| 42 fatal Diphtheria cases | 360 | 9 | ||
| 9,063 | ||||
| Typhoid Fever. | Balance of cases in Hospital, 1/4/08 | 6 | - | |
| 2 recovered Typhoid Fever cases | 74 | 37 | ||
| 1 fatal Typhoid Fever case | 2 | 2 | ||
| - | 82 | |||
| Staff. | 38 Hospital Staff | 366 | ||
| - | 13.908 | |||
| Tola | 46,841 | |||