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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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REPORT OF FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA CASES ADMITTED INTO FEVER HOSPITALS DURING THE YEAR 1897.
| Hospitals. | No. of Cases remaining at end of 1896. | No. of Cases admitte.1. | Discharged. | Died. | No. of Cases remaining at end of 1897. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Hospital (Homerton) | 27 | 260 | 134 and S3 transferred to Winchmore Hill. | 34 | 36 |
| Northern Hospital (Winchmore Hill) | 66 | 1 and 83 from Eastern Hospital, 76 from North.Eastern Hospital, 38 from North.Western Hospital, and 4 from New Cross Hospital. | 243 | 0 | 25 |
| North.Western Hospital | 16 | 112 | 72 and 38 transferred to Winchmore Hill. | 10 | 8 |
| North.Eastern Hospital | 30 | 166 | 85 and 76 transferred to Winchmore Hill. | 6 | 29 |
| New Cross Hospital | 19 | 110 | 58 and 46 transferred to Gore Farm, and 4 to the Northern. | 4 | 17 |
| South.Western Hospital | 8 | 18 | 19 and 3 transferred to Gore Farm. | 2 | 2 |
| Western Hospital | 0 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shooter's Hill Hospital | 0 | 11 | 6 and 2 transferred to Gore Farm. | 2 | 1 |
| Gore Farm Hospital | 20 | 1 and 46 from New Cross Hospital, 3 from South.Western Hospital, and 2 from Shooter's Hill Hospital. | 63 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 186 | 679 | 680 | 58 | 127 |