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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

Ilford 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: NUMBER OF CASES TREATED.

NUMBER OF CASES TREATED.

Ilford Cases Only.Barking Cases.Dagenham Cases.Cases from other Districts.
Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
Number of adult in-patients admitted5556448971249196357332
*Number of children admitted50447435226
Number of operations performed †l,742
Number of new casualties attended3,8847102,8621,716
Number of attendances 26,782
Number of new patients, Massage Dept.7417289204
Number of attendances
Number of X-Ray examinations3,1626142,6031,143
Number seen in Consultative Out-Patient Department2,5632081,5821,960
Number of attendances †8,426
Number of new patients, X-Ray Therapy Department36_818
Number of treatments †3,972
* The allocation as between male and female is not ascertained, †The allocation as between Ilford and other Districts is not ascertained. The 24,175 new Out-patients from all districts made 87,880 attendances.

Table: I he complete allocations were as rollows :—

I he complete allocations were as rollows :—

In-patients (Adults and Children).New Out-patients.
Ilford 1,703Ilford10,386
Barking 207Barking1,604
Dagenham 880Dagenham7,144 (excluding the Becontree Centre)
Other Districts 915Other Districts5.041

Table: Th average cost per patient per week in the Hospital tor the year 1936 was £0s. 6d. for General Ward and £4 10s. l1d. for Private Ward patients.

Th average cost per patient per week in the Hospital tor the year 1936 was £0s. 6d. for General Ward and £4 10s. l1d. for Private Ward patients.

Male.Female.Children.
Number resident on 30th June, 1936:—Patients988214
Staff8136—