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Reference NumberCSFH/1/2/1/19
TitleAnnual report of Dublin Fever Hospital Board
Date1958
Creator NameDublin Fever Hospital Board
DescriptionSoft-bound booklet containing the Chairman's Report, Medical Report, a Report on the Hospital Laboratory, a Report of the Medical Social Service Department, and the Ladies Linen Guild Report.

Prominent topics mentioned in the Chairman's Report include admissions of patients, the success of the newly-established Preliminary Training School for probationers, maintenence of hospital premises and grounds, provisions for the instruction of long-stay child patients, changes in Board membership, and staffing matters. The Medical Report includes sections concerning the admission and treatment of patients suffering in large numbers from scarlet fever, measles, poliomyelitis and acute intestinal infections such as gastro-enteritis and bacterial food-poisoning.
Extent27 pages
TermScarlet fever
Poliomyelitis
Diphtheria
Whooping cough
Measles
Food poisoning
Meningitis
Puerperal sepsis
Mumps
Chickenpox
Rubella
erysipelas
Enteric fever
Lobar pneumonia
Bronchopneumonia
enteritis
gastroenteritis
Prophylaxis
Hospital management
Infectious diseases
Patient care
Hospital finances
Hospital staff
Annual Report
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
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/2573O'Herlihy; Fergus Colm (fl. early-mid 20th century); Medical Superintendent in Dublin Fever Hospital, 1953-1979fl. early-mid 20th century
DS/UK/2706Meenan; Patrick N (fl. mid 20th century); Physicianfl. mid 20th century
DS/UK/2768Cherry Orchard Hospital; 1953-1953-
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