London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
London County Council 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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List of G eneral H ospitals and Institutions under the C ontrol of the Hospitals and Medical Services C ommittee—
| Hospital or Institution and situation. | Date of opening. | Medical Superintendent, other Medical Staff (excluding consultants) Matron and Steward. | Normal accommodation 1.4.1934. | Special Units. | General statistics. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions. | Births. | Surgical operations. | Outpatients' attendances. | ||||||
| St. Mary, Islington, hospital, Highgate-hill, N.19. | 1900 | 858 | Psychiatric out-patient clinic, training school for masseuses, maternity ward, ante-natal clinic, pernicious anaemia unit, urological diseases unit, electro-cardiograph. | 7,550 | 504 | 974 | 3,921 | ||
| St. Nicholas' hospital, Plumstead, S.E. 18. | 1872 | 334 | Mental observation ward, maternity wards, antenatal clinic, out-patients' department. | 3,532 | 354 | 1,277 | 40,205 | ||
| St. Olave's hospital, Lower-road, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. | Part 1840 Part 1876 | 683 | Mental observation ward, maternity wards, antenatal clinic, out-patients' department. | 6,928 | 539 | 2,611 | 42,043 | ||
| St. Pancras hospital, Pancras-road, N.W.1. | 1886 | 380 | Maternity ward, ante-natal clinic. | 4,340 | 530 | 508 | 6,074 | ||
| St. Pancras institution, 4, King's-road, N.W.1. | About 1805 | 1,172 | Mental observation ward,* nursery for healthy children. | †292 | - | - | - | ||
| * Mental consultant available. | † Sick inmates only. | ||||||||