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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TABLE J
HOSPITAL LAUNDRIES—Particulars of work and running costs. The costs include only laundry staff labour, uniforms and other emoluments,
fuel, gas, electricity, water, washing materials, laundry fabrics and plant repairs.
| Name of hospital. | Mean of number of patients for whom washing was done. | Mean of number of staff for whom washing was done. | Average number of articles sent to be washed weekly. | Number of articles washed per week. | Per occupied bed per week. | Total number of articles washed during the year. | Cost per 1,000 articles washed. | Consumption per 1,000 articles washed. | Mean of number of paid laundry staff. | Output per head of paid laundry staff per week. | Mean of number of inmates employed in laundry. | |||||||||||||||
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| Patients' washing. Per patient. | Staff washing. Per member of resident staff. X | Average total number of articles washed. | Cost of average total number of articles washed. | Salaries and , emoluments (laundry staff only). | Washing materials laundry fabrics. | Fuel, gas, electricity, water and plant repairs. | Total. | Soap and soap in soap powder. | Soda and soda in soap powder. | |||||||||||||||||
| Resident. | Nonresident. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GENERAL HOSPITALS | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | s. | d. | No. | £ | s. | d. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | lbs. | lbs. | No. | No. | No. |
| SOUP G.I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archway | 343 | 137 | 149 | 18,438 | 40 | 34 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 958,794 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.4 | 16.9 | 23 | 802 | - |
| Bethnal Green | 477 | 184 | 196 | 20,663 | 32 | 29 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 1,074,464 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 18.6 | 23.9 | 23 | 898 | - |
| Dulwich | 690 | 187 | 176 | 26,368 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 1,371,158 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 30 | 879 | - |
| Fulham | 466 | 206 | 91 | 19,235 | 32 | 22 | 41 | * | * | * | ; * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||
| Hackney | 672 | 299 | 134 | 27,177 | 31 | 22 | 40 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||
| Hammersmith | 236 | 112 | 34 | 13,659 | 44 | 30 | 58 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||
| High gate | 409 | 143 | 137 | 19,608 | 38 | 29 | 48 | 3 | 5 | 1,019,626 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10.7 | 18.6 | 20 | 980 | - |
| Lambeth | 1,126 | 214 | 429 | 30,517 | 20 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1,586,863 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8.9 | 23.8 | 34 | 898 | - |
| Lewisham | 656 | 262 | - | 26,086 | 30 | 25 | 40 | 3 | 1 | §479,989 | §2 | 15 | 6 | §5 | 4 | §0 | 17 | 2 | §3 | 18 | 0 | §14.1 | §42.8 | § 9 | §1,026 | - |
| Mile End | 418 | 165 | 54 | 19,549 | 36 | 28 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 1,016,536 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 8.2 | 16.7 | 29 | 674 | - |
| New End | 250 | 95 | 90 | 8,257 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 439,626 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 | 18.7 | 10 | 845 | - |
| Paddington | 506 | 147 | 103 | 19,467 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1,017,183 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10.6 | 16.0 | 25 | 782 | - |
| St. Alfege's | 546 | 170 | 196 | 20,785 | 29 | 28 | 38 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||
| St. Andrew's | 502 | 209 | 161 | 22,779 | 33 | 29 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 1,184,500 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 32 | 712 | - |
| St. Charles' | 533 | 172 | 216 | 20,500 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1,065,979 | 2 | 16 | 71 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 8.9 | 27.2 | 27 | 759 | - |
| St.. George-in-the-East | 318 | 125 | 128 | 16,104 | 37 | 34 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 897,401 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 18 | 895 | - |
| St. Giles' | 726 | 260 | 147 | 35,460 | 37 | 34 | 49 | 2 | 11 | 1,843,899 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7.3 | 30.3 | 29 | 1,223 | - |
| St. James' | 895 | 282 | 111 | 34,676 | 32 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 11 | §571,503 | §2 | 14 | 6 | §3 | 8 | §0 | 16 | 9 | §3 | 14 | 11 | §9.3 | §15.8 | §13 | §845 | - |
| St. Leonard's | 457 | 161 | 130 | 16,626 | 28 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 936,602 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 13.4 | 20.7 | 20 | 901 | - |
| St. Luke's, Chelsea | 297 | 116 | - | 10,874 | 25 | 31 | 37 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||||||||
| St. Mary Abbots | 450 | 173 | 117 | 23,869 | 40 | 35 | 53 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||
| St. Mary, Islington | 777 | 206 | 67 | 28,986 | 30 | 27 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 1,507,991 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4.2 | 16.7 | 28 | 1,035 | 2 |
| St. Nicholas' | 322 | 96 | 120 | 13,841 | 31 | 39 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 719,741 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 10.2 | 19.0 | 15 | 923 | - |
| St. Olave's | 623 | 231 | 185 | 25,138 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 1,323,582 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8.4 | 19.4 | 23 | 1,107 | - |
| St. Pancras | 271 | 97 | 73 | 12,254 | 35 | 29 | 45 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||
| St. Peter's | 261 | 115 | 177 | 10,325 | 27 | 28 | 40 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||
| St. Stephen's | 595 | 186 | 182 | 22,449 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 1,167,366 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10.9 | 15.8 | 23 | 976 | - |
| SOUP G.II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City of London | 456 | 47 | 117 | 10,208 | 18 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 680,818 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 4.2 | 20.8 | 12 | 851 | - | |
| Constance Road | 649 | 44 | 159 | 19,175 | 27 | 45 | 30 | 2 | 1,208,530 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 7.1 | 36.5 | 24 | 968 | - | |
| Fulham | 359 | 78 | - | 4,593 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1,435,054 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6.6 | 18.5 | 30 | 920 | - |
| Hackney | 830 | 99 | 121 | 12,135 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2,699,666 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 56 | 927 | 2 |
| Hammersmith | 237 | 13 | 30 | 5,210 | 19 | 53 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 984,093 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8.2 | 26.9 | 24 | 789 | 11 |
| Holborn and Finsbury | 755 | 101 | 26 | 20,849 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 1,092,042 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6.5 | 11.0 | 19 | 1,105 | 8 |
| St. Alfege's | 680 | 85 | 164 | 16,027 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1,916,927 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13.0 | 35.6 | 45 | 819 | 6 |
| St. John's | 543 | 164 | 78 | 21,145 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 1,157,210 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10.9 | 29.6 | 20 | 1,113 | - |
| St. Leonard's | 89 | 3 | 25 | 1,317 | 13 | 48 | 15 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||||||||
| St. Mary Abbots | 460 | 37 | 35 | 10,754 | 21 | 35 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1,801,397 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 37.1 | 41 | 845 | 1 |
| St. Pancras | 896 | 53 | 59 | 12,464 | 12 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 1,292,395 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10.2 | 29.2 | 21 | 1,184 | 33 |
| SOUP G. III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queen Mary's, Sidcup | 452 | 55 | 130 | 6,194 | 10 | 33 | 14 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||
| St. Benedict's | 294 | 66 | - | 5,104 | 11 | 30 | 17 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | ||||||||
| SOUP G. IV St. David's | 313 | 11 | 42 | 3,642 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 189,395 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 | 19.2 | 2 | 1,821 | 4 |
| St. Faith's | 350 | 34 | 36 | 6,445 | 15 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 338,399 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 12.0 | 24.3 | 3 | 2,169 | 26 |
An asterisk (*) indicates that the washing was done at, and charged for by, another hospital or institution. † Washing done under contract. § Foul washing only.
‡ Owing to local conditions or capacity of laundry, the amount of washing done for non-resident staff varies considerably at the several hospitals. This column, therefore, for uniformity, represents the total staff washing apportioned
over the resident staff only.
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