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London County Council 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Special Hospitals— continued. TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTIONS.Table X— Tuberculosis Institutions—General table showing the total admissions, discharges and deaths during 1934.

Special Hospitals— continued. TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTIONS.

Table X— Tuberculosis Institutions—General table showing the total admissions, discharges and deaths during 1934.

Institution.In hospital (midnight) 31st December, 1933†.Admissions.Discharges.Deaths.In hospital (midnight) 31st December, 1934.
Direct.By transfer.
Men.Women.Children.Total.Men.Women.Children.Total.Men.Women.Children.Total.Men.Women.Children.Total.Men.Women.Children.Total.Men.Women.Children.Total
(l) For pulmonary tuberculosis—
Colindale hospital, Hendon (male adults, advanced)337-—337785——785688——6889—-979——79346--346
St. George's home, Chelsea (female adults)-35-35-4712473-242-242-2152217-----49-49
King George V sanatorium, Godalming (male adults, early)215--215453-—453428——42813——131——1226--226
Pinewood sanatorium, Wokingham (female adults, early)-160-160—285—285—281—281—3—3-2—2-159-159
**High Wood hospital, Brentwood (part of) (children, early)52180*187-9437446152912972563701111131-252253
Northern hospital, Winchmore Hill (part of) (females, advanced and intermediate)-87-87-2871288-261-261-4-4-11112-98-98
Grove Park hospital, Lee, S.E. (part of) (adults, advanced)137146-2834044311836335395-7301721205526—81134154-288
**Millfield, Littlehampton (part of) (children)—-37*37—-5252-—5151-—1111------2727
Total6944302171,3411,6421,4834933,6181,4521,1843422,978412297734713640121887074602791,446
(ii)For non-pulmonary tuberculosis—
St. Luke's hospital, Lowestoft (adults)10692—198139106—245126107—23342—666—910986—195
Grove Park hospital, Lee, S.E. (part of) (adults)912-211220-32921-30----2--21011-21
Princess Mary's hospital, Margate (children)--174*1742316917423215220——77-——---121121
**Queen Mary's hospital, Carshalton (part of) (children)118175*1942—20120347183‡1945—1419-—101041169174
**High Wood hospital, Brentwood (part of) (children)——1818-—5454--3737-—1616——11——1818
** Milltield, Littlehampton (part of) (children)--61*61--3434--2121--1212------77
**Heather wood—————1155156—12829----------127127
Total12611237361115513061389814113948476492496083112212398442663
Grand Total8205425901,9521,7971,6131,1064,5161,5931,3238263,7425023112640714443232108305587212,109

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** These figures relate to the units for tuberculous patients only; for movements of non-tuberculous patients see children's hospitals section of this report.
†Includes patients on leave. ‡Includes 28 cases transferred to the general section of the hospital. §Transfers to other of the Council's tuberculosis institutions only.
* Revised figures. The hospital was transferred from the United Services Fund to the Council on 1st October. The admissions include 109 patients in the
hospital on that date.