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Reference NumberCSFH/1/2/1/18
TitleAnnual report of Dublin Fever Hospital Board
Date1957
Creator NameDublin Fever Hospital Board
DescriptionSoft-bound booklet containing the Chairman's Report, Medical Report, a Report of the Medical Social Service Department, and the Ladies Linen Guild Report.

Prominent topics mentioned in the Chairman's Report include the high number of patient admissions, the organization of the Regional Polio Centre, the development of hospital grounds, the provision of educational facilities for long-stay child convalescent patients, the establishment of a Preliminary Training School for nurses in the hospital, hospital finances, and changes in Board membership. The Medical Report includes sections concerning the admission and treatment of patients suffering in large numbers from Asian influenza, scarlet fever, and measles.
Extent27 pages
TermScarlet fever
Measles
Diphtheria
Whooping cough
Poliomyelitis
Meningitis
Puerperal sepsis
Mumps
Chickenpox
Rubella
erysipelas
Enteric fever
Lobar pneumonia
Bronchopneumonia
enteritis
gastroenteritis
Prophylaxis
Hospital administration
Asian influenza
Hospital management
Infectious diseases
Patient care
Hospital finances
Hospital staff
Annual Report
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2573O'Herlihy; Fergus Colm (fl. early-mid 20th century); Medical Superintendent in Dublin Fever Hospital, 1953-1979fl. early-mid 20th century
DS/UK/2565Webb; Ivan (fl. mid 20th century); Member of Dublin Fever Hospital Board and Cherry Orchard Hospital Advisory Committeefl. mid 20th century
DS/UK/2768Cherry Orchard Hospital; 1953-1953-
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