[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City.

  • Nottingham (England). City Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The remainder of this section of the report relates to the period 1st January 1948 to 4th July 1948. ADMISSIONS TO CITY ISOLATION HOSPITAL. Disease. Remaining at of 1947. end A 1/1A Ldmitted 18 to 4/7/48. Total Cases from 1/1/48 to 4/7/48. Total Cases finally dealt with in that period. Total deaths. Case mortality % of Total Cases. Days of average residence. Remaining at 4/7/48. Sex. No. of Patients. Recovered. T3* 03 s No. of Patients. J Recovered. *6 CD s 0$ a Ph i o 15 PH Scarlet Fever .. M. 12 F. 7 12 7 48 60 48 60 . • 60 67 53 63 . . . , 7 4 Totals 19 19 108 108 127 116 23-5 ii Enteric Fever .. M. . . F. . . . . . . . . . . Totals • • Diphtheria M. 1 F. 2 1 2 5 5 3 4 2 1 6 7 6 7 2 1 . . Totals 3 3 10 7 3 13 13 3 23% 45 3 Smallpox M. . . F. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals Other Cases M. 15 F. 8 15 7 1 105 109 90 89 15 19 120 117 115 109 15 21 . • . . . . 5 8 Totals 23 22 1 214 179 34 237 224 35 14-3 15-7 9-3 13 Totals . 45 44 1 332 294 37 377 353 38 10-08 19-3 8-6 24 GENERAL. There were 854 admissions including 22 female tuber¬ culosis cases to the City Isolation Hospital. As in the past two years or so the admissions had to be limited on account of the grave shortage of nursing staff. Priority was granted on grounds of urgent medical or social need wherever possible.