Report / Department of Public Health, Tasmania.

  • Tasmania. Department of Public Health.
Date:
[1944]
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Credit: Report / Department of Public Health, Tasmania. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Typhoid Fever. Diphtheria. Year, 1944. Year, 1944. Number of cases notified . 3 Number of cases notified . 442 Number of deaths, year 1944 (calendar)— Number of deaths, year 1944 (calendar) — Males .. Males . 6 Females . 2 Females . 4 Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Year. Cases. Deaths- Death rate per 10,000 popu¬ lation ■ Cases per 1000 persons liv¬ ing Deaths per 1000 cases notified Death % of Cases. Year. Cases Deaths. Death rate per 10,000 popula¬ tion. Cases per 1000 persons liv¬ ing Deaths per 1000 cases notified Death % of cases. 1924 . 376 3 •1 1-74 8-0 0-8 1924 . 597 20 •9 2-76 33-5 3-4 1925 . 288 3 •1 1-34 10-4 1-0 1925 . 473 13 •6 2-19 27-5 2-7 1926 . 188 1 •05 •88 5-3 0-5 1926 . 347 6 •3 1-62 17-1 1-7 1927 . 91 2 •1 •43 22-0 2-2 1927 . 507 10 •5 2-38 19-7 2-0 1928 . 190 1 •05 •88 5-3 0-5 1928 . 908 18 •8 4-21 19-8 2-0 1929 . 314 2 •1 1-44 6-4 0-6 1929 . 488 18 •8 2-24 36-9 3-7 1930 . 485 8 •4 2-20 16-5 1-6 1930 . 573 20 •9 2-59 34-9 3-5 1931 . 265 1-18 1931 . 589 19 •8 2-62 32-3 3-2 1932 . 417 5 •2 1-84 12-0 1-2 1932 ... . 455 17 •8 1-96 37-4 3-7 1933 370 4 •2 1-61 10-9 1-1 1933 . 706 16 •7 3-14 22-3 2-2 1934 . 362 4 •2 1-58 11-0 1-1 1934 . 491 22 •9 2-14 44-8 4-5 1935 . 302 1 •05 1-32 3-3 0-3 1935 . 537 24 1-0 2-34 44-7 4-5 1936 . 478 6 •3 2-07 12-6 1-3 1936 . 575 20 •9 2-49 34-8 3-5 1937 . 412 2 •1 1-76 4-9 0-5 1937 . 305 12 •5 1-30 39-3 3-9 1938 . 123 •52 1938 . 343 10 •4 1-46 29-2 2-9 1939 . 162 •68 1939 . 365 14 •6 1-53 38-4 3-8 1940 . 240 1 •04 1-00 4-2 0-4 1940 . 366 18 •8 1-53 49-2 4-9 1941 . 127 1 •04 •53 7-9 0-8 1941 . 401 25 1-0 1-67 62-3 6-2 1942 . 72 •30 T. . • 1942 . 291 11 •5 1-21 37-8 3-8 1943 . .... 92 1 •1 •38 10-9 1-1 1943 . 370 15 •6 1-53 40-5 4-1 1944 . 149 •61 .... 1944 . 442 10 •4 1-80 22-6 2-3 Appendix V. Revenue. ANNUAL REPORT OF ST. JOHN’S PARK. St. John’s Park, New Town, 30th July, 1945. Sib, I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of St. John’s Park for the year ended the 30th June, 1945. Statistics. Number resident, 30.6.44 . 319 Admissions during the year . 273 Total . 592 Less— Discharges . 143 Deaths . 118 - 261 Patients resident, 30.6.45 . 331 Admissions. Admissions totalled 273 (172 males and 101 females). These figures show a reduction, compared with those for the previous year, when 324 persons (172 males and 152 females) were admitted. The revenue received from all sources amounted to £15,234 7s. 3d., which was £1308 6s. lid. more than that collected the previous year. Expenditure. The total expenditure for the upkeep of the Institution was £40,480 12s. 0d., being an increase of £7222 16s. 5d. compared with the previous year. The net cost, there¬ fore, was £25,246 4s. 9d. Gross and Net Cost of Maintenance. There was an increase in both gross and net cost of maintenance as detailed hereunder:— s. d. Gross daily cost per inmate, 1944-45 . 6 7-95 Gross daily cost per inmate, 1943-44 . 5 8-87 Net daily cost per inmate, 1944-45 . 4 11*86 Net daily cost per inmate, 1943-44 . 3 4*03 Gross weekly cost per inmate, 1944-45 .... Gross weekly cost per inmate, 1943-44 .... Net weekly cost per inmate, 1944-45 . Net weekly cost per inmate, 1943-44 . £ s. d. 2 6 7-65 2 0 2-09 1 14 11-02 1 3 4-21 Discharges. Thanks for Donations. There were 143 discharges (79 males and 64 females). These figures show a reduction, compared with those for 1943-44, when 193 (111 males and 82 females) were discharged. On behalf of the inmates of St. John’s Park, I desire to thank all those kind persons who again so generously provided gifts of money and goods for their comfort during the year. Mortality. The number of deaths was 118 (74 males and 44 females). The average age of the people who died in the Institution was 76-99 years. Daily Average. The daily average number of ordinary inmates was 332-93 (208-88 males and 124-05 females), compared with 316-64 (190-46 males and 126-18 females) for the previous year. Devotional. During the year, the spiritual welfare of the inmates was given every attention by the various denominations; services being held regularly at the Institution. i I have, &c., L. WOODHOUSE, Secretary. The Secretary for Public Health.