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Greenwich 1924
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1924
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HOSPITAL AND OTHER FORMS OF GRATUITOUS
MEDICAL RELIEF.
I am again indebted to the Secretaries of the Hospitals situated
in the Borough for kindly giving me information regarding gratuitous
medical relief.
The Seamen's Hospital have admitted, treated and maintained
299 Greenwich persons for an average of twenty-six days
each, being an increase of 43 over last year's figure, in addition to
which there have been 2,904 Out-patients, making approximately
8,712 attendances of persons belonging to the Borough of Greenwich,
compared with 2,012 out-patients for the previous year.
Miller General Hospital admitted, treated and maintained
243 Greenwich persons for an average of twenty-three days as against
359 last year. 6,266 Out-patients have also been treated, the total
attendances being approximately 28,820.
Blackheath and Charlton Cottage Hospital admitted
291 In-patients from Greenwich, and treated 496 Out-patients
making 3,673 attendances for this purpose.
POOR-LAW RELIEF.
The Clerks of the Greenwich and Woolwich Boards of Guardians have kindly furnished me with the following figures for the year ended 3rd January, 1925:—
| Greenwich Parish | St.. Nicholas Deptford Parish. | Charlton and Kidbrooke Parish. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total amount expended in out-door relief | £74,430 | £ * | £11,274 |
| Total number of persons treated in Hospital | 1,616 | 182 | 94 |
| Total number of persons treated medically in their own homes | 792 | • | 221 |
| „ „ „ „ at Dispensary | — | — | 214 |
| Total number of persons admitted to the Work-house | 458 | 84 | 29 |
* Figures are unobtainable.
SECTION 6.
LABORATORY WORK.
The long-standing arrangement with the Bacteriological
Department of the Seamen's Hospital has been in force throughout