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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 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: PATIENTS' EXPENSES.

PATIENTS' EXPENSES.

£3d. average per person per day.
Medicines (including Antitoxine and Disinfectants)190
Stimulants6
Horsing Ambulance270
£466

Table: Total cost of upkeep, 2s. 11£d. per person per day.

Total cost of upkeep, 2s. 11£d. per person per day.

DaysAverage days each in Hospital
Scarlet Fever.Balance of cases in Hospital 1st April, 19091.950-
336 recovered Scarlet Fever cases14,63843
12 fatal Scarlet Fever Cases15513
16,743
Diphtheria.Balance of cases in Hospital 1st April, 19091,209
155 recovered Diphtheria cases6,08039
11 fatal Diphtheria cases545
7,163
Typhoid Fever.1 recovered Typhoid Fever case484848
2 recovered Erysipelas cases3919
2 recovered German Measles cases2613
Staff.38 Hospital Staff365
13,870
Total37,889