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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

Ilford 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: COST.STATEMENT AS TO COST OF FOOD AT THE ISOLATION HOSPITAL.

COST.

STATEMENT AS TO COST OF FOOD AT THE ISOLATION HOSPITAL.

1900-011901-021902 031903-041904-051905-061906 071907-081908-091909-101910-11
Number of Staff912151718242726263128.7
,, Patients189175214220267275464478430294263
Average length of stay of Scarlet Fever Patients (days)5149.456.94749.146.440.537.645.548.154.1
,, ,, ,, Diphtheria „ „21.331.830.525.329.124.422.224.930.538.646.7
,, ,, ,, Enteric Fever „ „30.53737.94142.331.539.825.134.934.045.6
,, ,, ,, Puerperal Fever „ „...............13...............
,, ,, ,, Erysipelas „ „.........29...216.57.59.012.320
,, ,, ,,Measles „ „............25...10............
,, ,, ,, All ,, ,,43.545.249.240.942.740.636.235.341.844.852.1
,, number of patients in hospital per day22.521.728.824.531.230.846146.749.336.137.5
Total number of days for Staff3,2854,3805,4756,2226,5708,7609,8559,5169,49011,31510,501
,, ,, ,, Patients8,2337,92510,5338,99611,41211,16716,83716,90318.01613,18813,705
,, ,, weeks for Staff and Patients combined1,645 41,757.82.286.82,1742,568.82,846.73,8133,774.13,929.43,500.43,458
Cost of Meat......£199196£186197£19881£257114£37569£377197£39126£3451311£3331111
„ Groceries......18467200175208123260343161572891262964133068322126
,, Vegetables......2384338925214011156123695471141063766989
,, Bread and Flour......416044245138614576179790107771171011741410
„ Milk and Eggs......150171015312016218614317102541310192331826617582208104
,, Fish and Poultry......3144½3113048175½29311388141137451563817432127
Total cost of all food......£63127½£650131£69520½£79229£1,118143£1,049151£1,064114£1,0241461,0411011
Cost of food per head per week for Staff and Patients combined......565115456510565551060