Dr. R. Deane Sweeting's report to the Local Government Board upon a re-inspection of Ilkeston Borough : with especial reference to the use of the hospital for infectious diseases there.

  • Sweeting, R. Deane.
Date:
1911
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Credit: Dr. R. Deane Sweeting's report to the Local Government Board upon a re-inspection of Ilkeston Borough : with especial reference to the use of the hospital for infectious diseases there. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the (Question of enlarging the present disinfecting station at tlie hospital should be considered, with a viewof rendering this available for the whole borough. 9. The town council should take into serious consideration the question of appointing, on the expiry of the term of the present officer, a medical officer of health of special qualifications, if possible to devote the whole of his time to public duties. R. DEANE SWEETING. APPENDIX A. Borough op Ilkeston. lieiurn shoioing number of Notifications of Infectious Disease and number of Cases treated at Hospital from January !.<?/, 1899, to December 1909. Year. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup, Enteric Fever. Small-pox. No. of cases notified. No. treated at hos- j pital. No. of cases notified. No. treated at hos- pital. No. of cases notified. No. treated at hos- pital. No. of cases notified. No. treated at hos- pital. 1899 27 17 77 33 1900 142 3 17 — 173 32 — — 1901 03 1 15 ,. — 30 14 — — 1902 70 1 1 40 — 19 — 20 — 1903 55 33 — 29 — 4 1 1904 78 9 — 36 — 20 18 1905 85 1 21 — 31 7 — — 1900 18 1 29 2 35 0 — — 1907 48 — 25 1 20 0 — — 1908 23 5 44 3 8 2 — — 1909 5 — 74 2 7 2 — — Total ... 020 11 324 8 405 102 44 19 Note.—The total number of cases of the above diseases in the 11 years 1899-1909 was 1,453, of which 140 or less than 10 per cent, were treated in hospital. Of the 140 cases treated in hospital, 79 were paid for, viz., 59 by the guardians and only 20 by other persons. Of the 11 cases of scarlet fever treated in hospital, 4 were paid for—3 by the guardians. Of the 8 cases of diphtheria, 3 were paid for, none by the guardians. Of the 102 cases of enteric fever, 71 were paid for—55 by the guardians, most of these being in the years 1899-1901. Of the 19 cases of small-pox, only 1 was paid for, and that by the guardians. The number of hospital cases in which repayment has been made has diminished in recent years. No payments were received during the years 1908-1909.