[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, St Helens County Borough.

  • St. Helens (Merseyside, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, St Helens County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    similar institutional outbreaks which occur sporadically in this type of hospital. MALARIA*—No case was notified during the year. NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES*—The number of cases of Mumps brought to the notice of the Health Department was 96 in 1936, as against 60 in 1935. The cases occurred mainly in the last three months of the year. The number of cases of Chicken-pox showed a decrease, being 294 in 1936, as compared with 312 for 1935. The number of deaths registered as occurring from Influenza during 1936 was 31, as against 39 in 1935. The number of deaths from Diarrhoea, &c., in children under 2 years of age was 10. BOROUGH ISOLATION HOSPITAL*—Arrangements at this hospital, which has 94 beds, remained as in previous years. The year was a busy one, the number of cases dealt w7ith during 1936 showing a considerable increase over the previous year. In the early months of the year all available accommodation was in full use, but there was a diminution in the number of admissions towards the end of the year. At the beginning of the year there were 109 patients in hospital. New cases admitted during the year numbered 1,124, making a total number of 1,233 patients dealt with. At the end of the year there were 91 patients remaining. The highest number of patients under treatment at any one time was 152, and the lowest 40.