[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Clackmannan County Council.

Clackmannanshire (Scotland). County Council.

Date:: 1948

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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Clackmannan County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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!• Original Diagnosis. Revised Diagnosis. No. of Cases. Pneumonia Tuberculosis Bronchitis Asthma _ Primary Complex Congenital Heart Disease 4 3 2 2 1 Gastro Enteritis Dietetic Error Pneumonia Cerebro-spinal Fever Congenital debility 6 2 2 2 Meningitis Urticaria Tonsilliti Flbrositis Teething Meningism 1 1 1 1 1 Dysentery Dietetic Error Bronchitis 1 1 Others 11 The number of patients discharged during the year was 256. There were 21 deaths, 10 of which occurred within 40 hours after admission to Hospital. The causes of death were as follows Pneumonia, 10; Cerebro-spinal Fever, 2; Gastro Enteritis, 5; Congenital Debility, 1* Congenital Cardiac Disease, 2, and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1. The average duration of stay of patients was 22 days.