[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, South Shields County Borough.

  • South Shields (Durham, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, South Shields County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ISOLATION HOSPITALS. The following table shows the number of cases admitted to the infectious diseases hospitals in the years 1943-1949. Disease. 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Scarlet fever. 63 74 129 76 56 103 142 Diphtheria . 202 165 115 74 59 51 19 Suspected diphtheria . 24 5 3 1 3 Enteric fever . . Whooping Cough . . 3 1 Mumps . . 1 4 1 Chickenpox .... 1 6 Measles . 20 1 23 13 Pemphigus ... 1 Gastro-enteritis . . 1 Cerebro spinal fever . . Acute polio-encephalitis .... 13 Ervsipelas. . 1 2 Acute poliomyelitis. 1 1 | 3 *Totals 296 252 248 171 131 00 00 I p—i 190 * Included in these totals are cases admitted to neighbouring infectious diseases hospitals (during pressure on Deans Hospital accommodation) as follows :— Boldon Hospital. 6 cases (1943). ,, ,, . 3 cases (1946). Jarrow Hospital . 1 case (1945). ,, ,, .22 cases (1946). ,, ,, . 1 case (1948). In 1947 five cases were admitted from Boldon U.D. to the Deans Hospital, and one case in 1948. The 1949 figures include 19 cases of scarlet fever admitted from other areas (Boldon 5, Jarrow 7, and Hebburn 7) and one case of whooping cough from Jarrow. The average daily number of cases under treatment in the infectious disease hospitals was :— Disease. 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Scarlet fever. 5.0 5.8 7.2 4.8 3.0 7.1 8.3 Diphtheria 8.6 7.4 4.2 3.6 2.4 1.7 0.6 Other cases . 0.01 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.6 The number of deaths in hospitals was as under :— Disease. 1943 1944 1945 1946 19t7 1948 1949 Scarlet fever. 1 1 2 Diphtheria . 17 • 7 7 1 2 2 Other diseases. 2 1