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Bethnal Green 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Other.
The Officers of the other hospitals have furnished
me with the following statistics concerning their work
last year—
Beds
No. of
new Outpatients
Outpatients
Attendances
No. of
Inpatients
Average
duration
Inpatient
treatment
(days)
Queen's Hospital for
Children,
Hackney Road
151
23,034
110,610
2,116
21.59
Mildmay Mission
Hospital,'
Austin Street
58
15,033
53,537
1,043
15.78
London Chest
Hospital
Bonner Road
190
14,781
42,967
1,331
42.5
The Queen's Hospital also has 44 beds at a country branch,
the Little Folks' Home, Bexhill.
In addition to its importance as a consultative centre, both
in respect of Tuberculosis and Heart conditions, the London Chest
Hospital carries on a great deal of research work.
The London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, although situated
outside the Borough, is also largely used by residents.
DISPENSARIES, &c.
The following Dispensaries exist in the Borough,
and I have been furnished with the following statistics
concerning last year's work.
No. of Out-Patients' Medical Visits to
Out-Patients. Attendances. Patients' Homes.
Queen Adelaide's Dispensary,
Pollard Row 991 3,196 403
§Medical Mission,
St. James-the-Less,
St. James's Road 247 4,370 240
†Medical Mission,
Annie Macpherson Home of
Industry, Cambridge Road 2,829 22,722 4146,
(new 1,108)
*There is also a Dental Department attached to this Dispensary
and 206 patients received treatment thereat.
§In addition, there were 159 attendances for dental treatment,
and 220 attendances at the Eye and Ear Clinic.
†There were also attendances as follows :—Dental Department,
1,012 ; Eye Department 183 ; Massage and Sunlight 324; Chiropody
Clinic 597.