Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Dr. Gallatly will deal fully with this aspect of isolation in next year's
report, meantime, I should like to say that all the claims made on
behalf of the cubicles have been amply fulfilled. No case of infection
from cubicle to cubicle has occurred.
The average stay in Hospital of patients with Diphtheria was 48.2,
and with Scarlet Fever 466 days.
SANATORIUM REPORT, 1908.
ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES, DEATHS.
Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Mixed Infections. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Remaining on Dec. 31st, 1907 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 85 |
Admitted during 1908 | 409 | 172 | 11 | 592 |
Total | 479 | 185 | 13 | 677 |
Discharged during 1908 | 414 | 153 | 8 | 575 |
Died during 1908 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 22 |
Remaining on Dec. 31st, 1908 | 59 | 20 | 1 | 80 |
AGES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED.
Scarlet Fever. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | From 10 to 15 years. | 15 years and upwards. | Total of | Total. | ||||||
m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | ||
January | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
February | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
March | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 34 |
April | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
May | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
June | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
July | 8 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
August | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
September | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
October | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
November | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | 6 | 13 | 26 | 39 |
December | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
Total | 54 | 46 | 83 | 104 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 201 | 208 | 409 |
100 | 187 | 69 | 53 | 409 |