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Bethnal Green 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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The County Medical Officer has kindly permitted
Dr. W. P. Greenwood, the Medical Superintendent, to
furnish me with 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 5,539
Operations performed 1,070
(including 691 under general anaesthesia
and 223 abdominal sections.)
Out-patients (4,558) Attendances 13,980
Some idea of the wide range of medical work carried out in
the hospital may be gathered from the following figures about some
of the special departments:—
Massage: Patients treated 6,801; Treatments given:—
Massage 4,513
Electrical 2,381
Light 766
Remedial exercises 3,076
X-ray : In-patients X-rayed 1,494 ; Out-patients 778.
In addition, there are departments for pathological, bacteriological
and bio-chemical examinations, and for venereal disease.
Other. The Officers of the hospitals have furnished me with the following statistics concerning their work last year—
| Beds | No. of new Outpatients | Outpatients Attendances | No. ofInpatients | Average duration Inpatient treatment (days) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Hospital for Children, Hackney Road | 160 | 27,461 | 126,237 | 2,142 | |
| Mildway Mission Hospital, Austin Street | 56 | 16,790 | 55,294 | 973 | |
| City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Lungs, Victoria Park | 188 | 11,390 | 43,815 | 1,292 | 44 |
The Queen's Hospital also has 44 beds at a country branch,
the Little Folks' Home, Bexhill,