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London County Council 1938

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

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† Opened 10th June, 1938.
* Excluding figures for the hospitals for chronic sick.
‡ Valvo-vaginitis unit (33 cots) temporarily closed pending structural improvements.
§ Increased to 658 beds (1.11.1938). || Includes infants in maternity cots.

General Hospitals

Table47 (a)STATISTICS (excluding cots in mater[???] wards and infants in maternity cots),1938

HospitalFixed accommodation at 1.4.1938Admissions during the yearConfinements during the yearDischarges during the yearDeaths during the yearAverage percentage of occupation of fixed accommodationAverage duration of stay in daysOperations performed during the yearXdepartmentsMassage or physio-therapeutic departmentsOut-patientsHospital
DiagnosticTherapeuticAnte-natal clinicsOut-patients (excluding ante-natal clinic cases)
InpatientsOutpatientsNo. of filmsNo. of patientsNo. of treatmentsInpatientsOutpatientsNo. of treatments
No. of expectant mothers seenNo. of attendancesNo. of persons seenNo. of these who had previously received in-patient treatmentNo. of attendances
Beds
Acute—Acute-
Archway5644,38613,54575868.832.27192,454773,83???--509176,162——3591572,081Archway.
Bethnal Green6506,1817155,69856579.535.61,3753,2562,68311,23???--31759024,1277414,6449,1973,92653,037Bethmal Green.
Dulwich7237,6711,1306,68898296.033.02,0494,04575410,53???--53524513,5191,1358,7434,4041,23010,018Dulwich.
Fulham I5675,2603274,60861283.232.51,2542,0991,2279,50???--30331215,5274883,3795,83989021,008Fulham I.
Hackney I7727,7538996,89596480.529.12,3914,6594,29312,57???4535649695640,7449625,96416,582754110,491Hackney I.
Hammersmith I4586,6431,9096,36327892.423.53,8984,6483,93617,19???2,6574,7725621,33346,0991,85710,54711,1482,23847,091Hammersmith I.
Highgate5453,22322,83638074.946.01,1752,1804504,27???--4995516,230——3141483,091Highgate.
Lambeth I8609,0431,0067,9051,16791.836.31,5534,1021,1847,43???83518,27571433857,0301,0125,7438,10460929,405Lambeth I.
Lewisham7818,9651,4437,9421,01699.734.63,5244,5994,57315,20???--3361,12959,5191,66010,88013,5534,52256,883Lewisham.
Mile End4666,1459915,65251375.822.71,3732,9532,1988,665???-—32867623,1289306,30017,8561,39056,763Mile End.
New End2602,7014832,47125286.229.01,3441,5461,0724,84???--942135,5305522,7572,02330713,012New End.
Paddington567§5,7067244,97468683.930.71,1542,4412,30110,046--69581622,7367745,2877,7664,61337,531Paddington.
St. Alfege's I6227,6038726,76784887.026.53,3853,8774,28410,979--32040519,4541,0516,4257,3601,39336,238St. Alfege's I.
St. Andrew's6268,2911,1157,58477686.723.42,1983,3473,06211,710--6301,10445,1981,0995,17610,7061,97970,098St. Andrew's.
St. Charles'7525,55114,81980575.937.01,2452,6001,0026,610——35214619,073—-5,0457029,889St. Charles'.
St. George-in-the-East4104,0653653,82930068.024.31,2772,8112,6438,116--6871,31228,9732571,54410,63284148,700St. George-in-the-East.
St. Giles'8109,8261,1758,5951,30496.428.92,7375,1942,24814,280--89923221,7881,24111,6719,6821,21826,226St. Giles'.
St. James'89814,3241,68212,7671,48898.922.55,8156,1123,57217,465--90858832,0311,99713,1696,5422,07434,237St. James'.
St. Leonard's I5495,4116714,77564889.632.61,3862,9572,0569,856——43467324,8837094,3447,5841,08837,667St. Leonard's I.
St. Luke's, Chelsea3903,11822,76638983.140.77711,8249964,281--1952248,128——2,37322716,086St. Luke's, Chelsea.
St. Mary Abbots I5476,8491,0416,42043477.021.63,4355,2231,19615,148--1,22182150,7301,1856,3554,9231,51324,800St. Mary Abbots I.
St. Mary, Islington8388,1641,5117,45491886.033.01,9034,2141528,751——52322217,4791,70311,4083,14291110,416St. Mary, Islington.
St. Nicholas'3313,9674193,52147686.427.02,1092,3703,7099,341——31375540,1647985,5716,5451,04344,836St. Nicholas.
St. Olave's6886,5579495,98863182.431.52,0752,9603,52511,359--2152,99130,0601,0986,3967,13850948,030St. Olave's.
St. Pancras I3804,8768864,34749277.621.96172,4076765,870--54823821,0039779,0961,3832299,668St. Pancras I.
St. Peter's4084,274-3,84243279.129.76201,7348254,149——33132217,513——5,66564228,008St. Peter's.
St. Stephen's7487,2436126,46082891.433.51,3924,4348099,628—-1,94396832,4285293,1253,83876411,067St. Stephen's.
Total16,210173,79620,831155,51118,94285.529.752,77491,04655,503263,3913,53723,40314,90717,681735,89422,755148,524189,70336,917896,305
Children's—Children's—
Norwood2101,037—1,0451179.554.3106—-———204-2,168-----Norwood.
Convalescent—Convalescent—
Queen Mary's, Sidcup5303,1643,2028483.849.210---_--352—11,326-----Queen Mary's, Sideup.
Princess Mary's Convalescent Home, Margate2361,534—1,454-64.020.3115-25——191-1,293-----Princess Mary's Con valescent Home, Margate
Total7664,698-4,6568477.740.4----——543-12,619-————
Epileptic—Epileptic—
St. David's328141-1203---------————--St. David's.
St. Faith's42796—87284.8-----——————----St. Faith's.
Total755237—207587.9-----_—--—---———
Vulvo-vaginitis and ophthalmia neonatorum—Vulvo-vaginitis and ophthalmia neonatorum—
St. Margaret's48‡458—4401172.928.8———--————-----St. Margaret's.
Grand total17,989180,22620,831161,85919,05385.230.152,89791,06155,503263,4163,53723,40315,65417,681750,68122,755148,524189,70336,917896,305
Grand total, 193717,936178,82919,665159,18420,48686-9||30.347,928*86,473*47,319*232,728*96421,55014,242*14,995*693,585*21,510132,270161,952*33,551*764,680*