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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
Barking 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE II. HOSPITAL SERVCES showing the number of beds for each purpose, and other facilities available.
| Name of Hospital | Niumber of beds for the following purposes:— | Other facilities available | Arrangements for pathological work | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | Chest (nontub.) & Heart | Children | Chronic Sick | Dental | Dermatological | Ear, Nose Throat | General Medical | General Surgical | Genito-urinary | Gynaccological | Infectious Diseases | Isolation Observation | Maternity | Mental | Neurological | Opthalmic | Orthopaedic | Radium | Septic | Smallpox | 'tuberculosis | Venereal Diseases | |||
| Centrolled by the Barking Town U.D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maternity Ward, Municipal Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, Dental, Nursing of Puerperal l ever and Pyrexia. | Carried out at the Counties' Laboratory, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4. |
| Manicipal Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, Dental, Ear, Nose and Throat, Orthopaedic, Maternity, Puerperal Eever and Pyrexia, Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | |
| ??? centrolled by the Barking Town U.D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brentwood Mental Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1770 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratory. |
| Brookfield Orthopaedic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative Surgery, Ultra-violet Light, Dental, Massage. | No information |
| City of London Hopital for Diseases of Heart and Lungs | 72 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Radium. | Own Laboratory. | |
| East Ham Memorial | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | 49 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | ~~ | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Electrical, Massage. | Carried out at Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, E. |
| East London for Children | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratory. |
| Golden Square Throat, Nose and Ear | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Ophthalmic, Radium. | Carried out by a Pathologist outside the Institution. |
| Gut's | 58 | — | 14 | — | 4 | 6 | 33 | 179 | 150 | 10 | 24 | — | 39 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 | All specialised treatment available | Own Laboratories. |
| Hospital for Sick Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 119 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratory. |
| Joyce Green Hospital | (Isolation of Smalllpox.). No information available from the London County Council.) . | (No information available from the L.C.C.) | No information available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| King George Hospital | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | Operative surgery. X rays. Dental (as cav.alty), Ophthalmic, Massage, Ear Nose and Throat, Radium, Gynaecological, Neurological, Dermatological. | Work at present sent out, but Pathological Block is being. erected. |
| The London | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 306 | 338 | — | 28 | — | 94 | 21 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratories. |
| London Lock Hospital | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 55 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | Operative surgery, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Ophthalmic, Massage, Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Own Pathologist. |
| London Skin Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skin diseases only. (No in-patients). Ultra-violet light. | Own Laboratory. |
| Orsett Joint Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Smallpox Only. | - |
| Poplar Hospital for Accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Massage, Radium by arrangement with the London Hospital. | Carried out at the London Hospital. |
| Public Assistance Hospital | — | — | 100 | 141 | — | — | 120 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 32 | — | — | 00 | — | — | — | 68 | — | All specialised treatment available with the exception of Ophthalmic and Radium. | Carried out at the Counties' Laboratory, E.C.4. | |
| Queen's Hospital for Children | — | — | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available with | Own Laboratory. |
| Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End.. | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | 4 | 66 | 61 | — | 3 | — | — | 50 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | the exception of Radium. All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratory. |
| Royal London Ophthalmic (Moorfields Eye Hospital.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available with the exception of Operative surgery, Massage and Radium. | Own Laboratory. | ||
| Royal National Orthopaedic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 460 | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet Light, Massage. | Own Pathologist. |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | — | — | 16 | — | — | 6 | 24 | 234 | 250 | — | 44 | — | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 55 | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratories. |
| St. Mary's Hospital for Women and Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 33 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light. Dental, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Orthopacdic . | Part-time Pathologist in conjunction with other Hospitals | |
| Severalls Mental Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Ophthalmic. | Own Laboratory. |
| Westminister Hospital | 10 | — | 13 | 6 | — | 2 | 7 | 64 | 88 | — | 10 | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratories. |
t In the case of Hospilali under the control of the JJurkint: Town Urban District Council:—
| Number and classification of Medical Staff | Maternity Ward | Municipal Hospital The Medical Officer of Health is also the Medical Supt and is assisted in this work by the Assistant M.O.'s H | |
| Number and classification of Nnno g S'aff: | ||
| Matron | — | 1 |
| fister | 1 | — |
| \.ss:»tant Nurses.. | — | 6 |
| Midwives .. | 2 | — |
| Probationer Nurses | 4 | 9 |
| Arrangements for the emfoymcut of consultants | Consultants are engaged when necessary | |
In addition to the above Institutions, there are a number of Sanatoria to whih tuberculous persons resident in Barking are admitted at the instance of the Essex County Council, under their scheme for the treatment
of tuberculosis.