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London County Council 1938

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

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Table: General Hospitals— continuedTable 47 (6)—Hospitals for chronic sick—Sick cases,1938

General Hospitals— continuedTable 47 (6)—Hospitals for chronic sick—Sick cases,1938

HospitalAccommodation for sick at 1.4.1938Admissions during the yearDischarges during the yearDeaths during the yearAverage percentage occupation of fixed accommodation
Beds
Fulham II10456261322.1
Hackney II3942849414596.7
Hammersmith II167 (a)1,13279120569.6
Lambeth II2532431504288.5
St. Alfege's II34570650720099.7
St. Benedict's3189918686591.2
St. Clement's42999781717588.4
St. Francis6021,009775239100.2
St. John's*6371,23390138990.3
St. Mary Abbots II246599368189106.6
St. Matthew's60142116319694.2
St. Pancras II2711,5371,31618981.7
Total4,3679,2086,7762,04791.0

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(a) Increased to 251 on 1st July, 1938.
* Other statistics—
Operations, 61.—X-ray department: 278 in-patients; 142 out-patients; 832 films.
Out-patients: Number seen, 968; Number of attendances made, 5,469.

Table: Table 48— Mental diseases—Analysis of admissions and discharges during year ended31st December,1938

Table 48— Mental diseases—Analysis of admissions and discharges during year ended31st December,1938

ClassificationPublic HealthPublic AssistanceTotalCorresponding totals for the year 1937
Fulham hospital ISt. Alfege's hospital I and IISt. Clement's hospitalSt. Francis' hospitalSt. John's hospitalSt. Pancras' hospital IIFulham Road
Admitted for observation of mental symptoms—
Under the Lunacy Acts Order (sections 20, 21 and 24)4137688757255821,4173835,1635,330
Others2366—8102308237353
Total4368348757336841,4473915,4005,683
Discharged to mental hospitals—Under the Mental Treatment Act as—
Voluntary patients1785888211512968584521
Temporary patients7244—2754712377
Total24109928214218375707598
Under ihe Lunacy Acts as certified patients2652774072192875581222,1352,482
Total2893864993014297411972,8423,080
Detained in the institution (or hospital) under section 24 (3) of the Lunacy Act, 1890422358493122108
Discharged otherwise—
To Tooting Bec hospital as uncertified1749359173810193150
To care of relatives79181166179112232931,0421,054
For convalescence or to general hospitals, etc.40961771072829793838837
Total1363263463451575671962,0732,041
Died11108425493104—412442