Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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This table gives information in connection with relative capacity and activity which it is important to bear in mind when comparing costs at
the several hospitals.
Classification and name of hospital. | Beds. (Excluding cots in maternity wards.) | in-patients. (Excluding infants in maternity wards.) | classification and name op hospital. | Beds. (Excluding cots in maternity wards.) | in-patients. (Excluding infants in maternity wards.) | ||||||||
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Average daily accommodation. | Average daily number occupied. | Percentage of beds occupied. | Admissions. | Discharges and deaths. | Average daily accommodation. | Average daily number occupied. | Percentage of beds occupied. | Admissions. | Discharges and deaths. | ||||
Number. | Number. | Average days in hospital. | Number. | Number. | Average days in hospital. | ||||||||
Archway | 568 | 348.2 | 61.3 | 3,509 | 3,528 | 37.0 | Brook | 560 | 436.9 | 78.0 | 4,036 | 4,156 | 38.8 |
Bethnal Green | 650 | 461.8 | 71.0 | 4,929 | 4,932 | 34.9 | Eastern | 565 | 459.5 | 81.3 | 4,319 | 4,430 | 38.0 |
Dulwich | 733 | 667.0 | 91.0 | 6,435 | 6,403 | 41.0 | Grove | 556 | 468.9 | 84.3 | 3,967 | 4,149 | 39.7 |
Fulham | 562 | 464.4 | 82.6 | 4,777 | 4,717 | 42.7 | †Joyce Green and Orchard | 1,650 | 624.0 | 37.8 | 3,773 | 5,193 | 44.0 |
Hackney | 774 | 651.6 | 84.2 | 7,452 | 7,430 | 32.1 | North-Eastern | 661 | 512.0 | 77.5 | 5,066 | 5,321 | 34.2 |
Hammersmith | 373 | 232.9 | 62.4 | 2,798 | 2,788 | 33.7 | North-Western | 410 | 368.6 | 89.9 | 3,578 | 3,595 | 36.1 |
Highgate | 555 | 414.3 | 74.6 | 2,812 | 2,951 | 60.0 | Northern | 712 | 529.6 | 74.4 | 1,955 | 2,023 | 59.5 |
Lambeth | 915 | 731.1 | 79.9 | – | – | – | Park | 612 | 390.3 | 63.8 | 4,383 | 4,583 | 30.3 |
Lewisham | 701 | 613.7 | 87.5 | 6,367 | 6,258 | 36.6 | South-Eastern | 480 | 389.3 | 81.2 | 3,927 | 4,036 | 32.5 |
Mile End | 539 | 394.7 | 73.2 | 5,660 | 5,576 | 26.0 | South-Western | 323 | 297.3 | 92.0 | 3,207 | 3,235 | 31.5 |
New End | 260 | 211.9 | 81.5 | 2,119 | 2,134 | 39.2 | †Southern | 1,544 | 640.8 | 41.5 | 6,750 | 7,290 | 29.8 |
Paddington | 603 | 494.8 | 82.1 | 4,768 | 4,717 | 34.9 | Western | 479 | 378.3 | 79.0 | 3,733 | 3,789 | 34.7 |
St. Alfege's | 643 | 525.5 | 81.7 | 6,425 | 6,470 | 28.9 | 8,552 | ||||||
St. Andrew's | 620 | 476.9 | 76.9 | 7,009 | 6,906 | 23.4 | |||||||
St. Charles' | 754 | 539.7 | 71.6 | 5,684 | 5,583 | 34.2 | |||||||
St. George-in-the-East | 410 | 305.6 | 74.5 | 3,843 | 3,783 | 27.7 | |||||||
St. Giles' | 810 | 688.3 | 85.0 | 8,545 | 8,447 | 30.3 | |||||||
St. James' | 902 | 858.1 | 95.1 | 12,044 | 12,007 | 26.7 | |||||||
St. Leonard's | 574 | 442.7 | 77.1 | 4,055 | 4,099 | 42.4 | Long Reach River Ambulance Service | 272 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 49 | 67 | 17.8 |
St. Luke's, Chelsea | 391 | 296.1 | 75.7 | 2,918 | 2,898 | 35.5 | |||||||
St. Mary Abbots | 555 | 379.7 | 68.4 | 5,273 | 6,249 | 28.1 | |||||||
St. Mary, Islington | 858 | 758.3 | 88.4 | 7,514 | 7,468 | 36.5 | |||||||
St. Nicholas' | 334 | 310.3 | 92.9 | 3,710 | 3,665 | 30.8 | |||||||
St. Olave's | 686 | 596.8 | 87.0 | 6,842 | 6,814 | 30.4 | |||||||
St. Pancras | 380 | 267.5 | 70.4 | 4,349 | 4,288 | 23.1 | |||||||
St. Peter's | 404 | 258.7 | 64.0 | 3,161 | 3,130 | 30.5 | |||||||
St. Stephen's | 718 | 580.9 | 80.9 | 5,142 | 5,154 | 37.2 | *Sheffield Street | 98 | 89.0 | 90.8 | 465 | 475 | 70.8 |
16,272 | |||||||||||||
City of London | 623 | 456.7 | 73.3 | 991 | 1,133 | – | |||||||
Constance Road | 817 | 674.8 | 82.6 | 921 | 962 | – | Colindale | 355 | 340.2 | 95.8 | 802 | 146.3 | |
Fulham | 475 | 361.9 | 76.2 | 299 | 269 | – | Grove park | 330 | 317.0 | 96.1 | 916 | 810 | 124.2 |
Hackney | 1,116 | 830.9 | 74.5 | 783 | 879 | – | King George V. | 235 | 231.5 | 98.5 | 464 | 913 | 171.1 |
Hammersmith | 501 | 236.9 | 47.3 | 126 | 476 | – | Pinewood | 160 | 159.4 | 99.6 | 284 | 463 | 194.3 |
Holborn and Finsbury | 978 | 751.1 | 76.8 | 1,069 | 1,119 | – | St. George's home | 48 | 46.5 | 96.9 | 464 | 282 | 36.2 |
Lambeth | 395 | 376.7 | 95.4 | – | – | – | St. luke's Lowestoft | 214 | 208.3 | 97.3 | 270 | 463 | 274.8 |
St. Alfege's | 846 | 680.1 | 80.4 | 1,215 | 1,265 | – | 1,342 | 268 | |||||
St. John's | 637 | 549.5 | 86.3 | 1,289 | 1,270 | 179.7 | |||||||
St. Leonard's | 174 | 89.2 | 51.3 | 50 | 67 | – | |||||||
St. Mary Abbots | 605 | 456.1 | 75.4 | 824 | 827 | – | |||||||
St. Pancras | 1,202 | 897.8 | 74.7 | 1,449 | 1,488 | – | |||||||
§South Grove | 678 | 578.2 | 85.3 | – | – | – | The downs | 360 | 339.5 | 94.3 | 1,572 | 1,571 | 83.8 |
9,047 | Goldie Leigh | 248 | 159.4 | 64.3 | 643 | 651 | 76.7 | ||||||
¶heatherwood | 140 | 131.1 | 93.6 | 210 | 75 | – | |||||||
High wood | 402 | 400.3 | 99.6 | 726 | 743 | 167.0 | |||||||
‡Norwood | 220 | 149.7 | 68.0 | 1,355 | 1,350 | 32.8 | |||||||
Princess Mary's | 271 | 197.5 | 72.9 | 579 | 614 | 142.2 | |||||||
Queen Mary s, Sidcup | 500 | 459.4 | 91.9 | 3,564 | 3,586 | 47.2 | Queen Mary's carshalton | 1,332 | 1,121.7 | 84.2 | 2,843 | 2,861 | 141.1 |
St. Benedict's | 320 | 293.9 | 91.8 | 1,960 | 1,975 | 59.1 | White Oak | 364 | 231.8 | 63.7 | 317 | 259 | 372.4 |
820 | 3,337 | ||||||||||||
St. David's | 328 | 312.7 | 95.3 | 132 | 126 | 313.3 | |||||||
St. Faith's | 437 | 356.1 | 81.5 | 118 | 129 | 886.9 | |||||||
765 | Millfleld | 98 | 92.8 | 94.7 | 442 | 439 | 78.6 | ||||||
St. Anne's | 127 | 112.4 | 88.5 | 963 | 968 | 43.6 | |||||||
225 | |||||||||||||
*St. Margaret's | 66 | 39.9 | 60.5 | 457 | 457 | 37.7 | |||||||
26,970 | 13,826 |
ø See second paragraph on page 4.
§ For the period 1st April, 1934, to 31st December, 1934, when the institution was transferred to the
control of the Public Assistance Committee.
Total average daily accommodation at all hospitals—40,796 beds.
* Including infants (cots) in maternity wards.
† Sections of the hospital were closed during part of the year.
‡ A general hospital comparable with the other hospitals in this group and therefore shown in
group with which it is included for the ascertainment of a flat rate of charge for maintenance.
¶ For the period 1st October, 1934, to 31st March, 1935. The hospital was transferred from the
united Services Fund to the Council on 1st October, 1934.