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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bethnal Green 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: Other. The Officers of the hospitals have furnished me with the following statistics concerning their work last year—

Other. The Officers of the hospitals have furnished me with the following statistics concerning their work last year—

BedsNo. of new Out-patientsOut-patients AttendancesNo. ofIn-patientsAverage duration Inpatient treatment (days)
Queen's Hospital for Children, Hackney Road16029,525142,0021,95523
Mildmay Mission Hospital, Austin Street5615,38649,93098217
City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Lungs,Victoria Park18610,32642,9071,04852

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The Queen's Hospital also has 44 beds at a country branch,
the Little Folks' Home, Bexhill.
In addition to its importance as a consultative centre, both
in respect of Tuberculosis and Heart conditions, the City of
London Hospital carries on a great deal of research work.
The London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, although situated
outside the Borough, is also largely used by residents.

Table: DISPENSARIES, &c. The following Dispensaries exist in the Borough, and I have been furnished with the following statistics concerning last year's work.

DISPENSARIES, &c. The following Dispensaries exist in the Borough, and I have been furnished with the following statistics concerning last year's work.

No. of Out-Patients.Out-Patients' Attendances.Visits to Patients' Homes
*Queen Adelaide's Dispensary, Pollard Row2,2015,823541
Medical Mission, St. James-the-Less, St. James' Road1,4616,102160
Medical Mission, Annie Macpherson Home of Industry, Cambridge Road2,79317,1623,016

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*There were also 644 patients who attended the Dental Department
of this Dispensary.