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Bethnal Green 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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nurses and voluntary hospitals. The Medical
Officer of Health is dependent upon the courtesy of
these agencies for any information as to their activities.
A brief list of them is appended:—
GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
There are 38 general medical practitioners with
consulting rooms in the Borough. I enjoy very
friendly relations with local practitioners and am frequently
invited to consultations on difficult cases of
infectious disease diagnosis.
NURSES.
The Shoreditch and Bethnal Green District
Nursing Association has its headquarters just outside
the Borough, but undertakes a great deal of nursing in
the Borough. Address: 80, Nichols Square, E.2.
An account of the Council's arrangements with the
Association for nursing services will be found in the
Maternity and Child Welfare Section of this report.
HOSPITALS.
Public.
London County Council: Bethnal Green Hospital,
Cambridge Road.
I am indebted to Dr. R. D. O'Leary, the Medical
Superintendent, for the following statistics concerning
the work of the Bethnal Green Hospital for the year.
Information as to the Midwifery work of the hospital is given in a later paragraph in this report.
| No of Admissions | 5,262 | Casualties treated | 2,520 |
| Children Admitted: | |||
| Under 3 years | not available | Operations performed under general anaæthetic | 632 |
| 3—16 years | Out-patients' (1,065) Attendances | 7,516 | |