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Ilford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(/) Other.—The new buildings of the King George Hospital were opened
by His Majesty the King on the 18th July, 1931. The table on this page
gives the number of beds available at this Hospital on the 31st December,
1931. The new buildings include a Consultative Out-Patient Department
and Administrative Block, Operating Theatre Suite, and a Home for Nurses.
There is a Staff of Visiting Physicians and Surgeons on the Staff of this
Hospital, and there are special X-Ray, Ophthalmic and Massage Departments
and an Out-Patient Department. A Pathologist is also on the
Hospital Staff. An Out-Patients' Clinic in connection with King George
Hospital was opened at Dagenham by the President of the Hospital, the
Lord-Lieutenant of the County, on the 3rd January, 1931.
The following is a statistical return in respect of King George Hospital
for the year 1931:—
NUMBER OF BEDS.
| Adult. | Children. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | ||
| Total number of Beds at 31st December, 1931* | 47 | 61 | 22 (Allocation as to male or female according to demand). |
Allocation as to Surgical and Medical Cases according to demand.
* 74 beds only until July.
NUMBER OF CASES TREATED.
| Ilford Cases only. | Cases from other Districts. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Number of adult in-patients admitted | 306 | 373 | 210 | 255 |
| †Number of children admitted | 350 | 249 | ||
| †‡Number of operations performed | 1,311 | |||
| †Number of casualties attended | 4,840 | 4,251 | ||
| †Number of X-Ray examinations made | 1,180 | 1,036 | ||
† The allocation as between male and female is not ascertained,
‡ The allocation as between Ilford and other Districts is not ascertained
The average cost per patient per week in the Hospital for the year 1931, £3 5s. 2d.
| Male. | Female. | Children. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number resident on 30th June:— Patients | 23 | 32 | 31 |
| Staff | 3 | 72 | — |