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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table has been constructed from figures kindly supplied by the secretaries of the various institutions,
to show the work done by the hospitals in St. Pancras, without reference to the home addresses of the patients.
| Hospitals. | Number of Beds. | Number of in-patients admitted, 1924. | Number of new outpatients treated in 1924. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pancras Poor Law Hospitals. | |||
| St. Pancras Hospital, King's Road | 387 | 2310 | — |
| Highgate Hospital, Dartmouth Park Hill | 554 | 2541 | — |
| Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. | |||
| St. Margaret's Hospital, Leighton Road (for ophthalmia neonatorum) | 58 | 299 | — |
| Voluntary Hospitals. | |||
| University College Hospital, Gower Street | 353 | 5141 | 72157 |
| Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn Road | 240 | 3608 | 41837 |
| Royal Free Hospital Maternity Home, Endsleigh Street | 33 | 597 | 416 |
| London Temperance Hospital, Hampstead Road | 120 | 1022 | 12066 |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, Euston Road | 75 | 1497 | 10447 |
| West End Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Regent's Park | 76 | 541 | 4987 |
| Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Endsleigh Gardens | 58 | 576 | — |
| Central London Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road | 43 | 880 | 10748 |
| Central London Ophthalmic Hospital. Judd Street | 40 | 614 | 13728 |
| Metropolitan Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Fitzroy Square | 22 | 591 | 2617 |
| St. Saviour's Hospital, Osnaburgh Street | 21 | 164 | — |
| North-West London, Bayham Street | — | — | ¶ |
| St. Pancras Dispensary, Oakley Square | — | — | 2780§ |
| London Skin Hospital, Fitzroy Square | — | — | 2266 |
| Western Skin Hospital, Hampstead Road | — | — | 1720 |
| British Dentists' Hospital, Camden Road | — | — | 562 |
§ Not including the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary (see page 46), but including the clinic for
mothers and young children (see page 26).
¶ Information not to hand.
Health Week.
During the week beginning October 5th, arrangements were made to bring before
the inhabitants of the Borough matters relating to individual and communal health. In order
to awaken general interest in this subject, it was considered necessary for the propaganda to
be in several forms. To many, instruction through the senses of sight and touch is more
effective than through the ear alone. In the more thoughtful the latter may suffice. The
following programme was therefore arranged: —
1.—An Exhibition in the Town Hall, at which, throughout the week, demonstrations
were given of Infant Welfare Consultations, Massage, Home Nursing (by the staff
of the local Nursing Association), a Nursery School, Food Demonstration by the