Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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of the Borough, whilst the City of London Hospital Dispensary
provides for those persons living in the Clapton Park, Homerton,
South Hackney and Hackney Wards.
The Metropolitan Hospital Dispensary also serves the Borough
of Stoke Newington and the City of London Hospital Dispensary
the Borough of Bethnal Green.
The estimated population of the areas of the two Dispensaries
is as follows:—
Metropolitan Hospital Dispensary Area:—
Stamford Hill 33,800
West Hackney 18,700
Kingsland 22,000
Downs 17,300
- 91,800
Estimated population (mid1931),
Borough of Stoke
Newington 51,380
- 143,180
City of London Hospital Dispensary Area :—
Clapton Park 41,400
Homerton 34,800
South Hackney 22,000
Hackney 27,000
- 125,200
Estimated population (mid1931),
Borough of Bethnal
Green 109,200
- 234,400
Estimated population (mid-
1931), Hackney 217,000
Dispensary. | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|
Metropolitan Hospital Dispensary | 268 | 277 | 545 |
City of London Hospital Dispensary | 391 | 425 | 816 |
The Borough | 659 | 702 | 1,361 |