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Barking 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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TABLE II. HOSPITAL SERVICES, showing the number of beds for each purpose, and other facilities available.

Name of Hospital.AccidentChest (non-tub.) & HeartChildrenChronic SickDentalDermatologicalEar, Nose & ThroatGeneral MedicalGeneral SurgicalGenito-urinary |GynaecologicalInfectious DiseasesIsolation & ObservationMaternityMentalNeurologicalOphthalmicOrthopaedicRadiumSepticSmall-poxTuberculosisVenereal DiseasesOther facilities availableArrangements for pathological work
Controlled by the Council of the Borough of Barking.
1†Upney (Maternity) Hospital—————————————26—————————Operative surgery, Dental, Nursing ofCarried out at the Counties' Laboratory, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4.
2†Barking (Isolation) HospitalNot controlled by the Council of the Borough of Barking.———————————58———————————Operative surgery, Dental, Ear, Nose and Throat, Orthopaedic, Maternity, Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia, Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
3Brentwood Mental Hospital——————————————1801————————All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratory.
4Brookfleld Orthopaedic—————————————————30—————Operative Surgery, Ultra-violet light, Dental,Massage,X-rays,Ophthalmic.No information available.
5City of London Hospital for Diseases of Heart and Lungs—728——————————————————101—Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Radium.Own Laboratory.
6East Ham Memorial—————343736—8—————44—————Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Electrical, Massage.Own Laboratory.
7Golden Square Throat, Nose and Ear——————84————————————————Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Ophthalmic, Radium.Carried out by a Pathologist outside the Institution.
8Guy's58_14_46331791501024_40214924198_—_9All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratories.
9Hospital for Sick Children_—————18106121———————_—___—7All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratory.
10Joyce Green Hospital(Isolationof Smallpox)Noinformation availablefromtheLondon CountyCouncil.(No information available from the L.C.C.)No information available.
11King George Hospital——22————3468——————————————Operative surgery, X-rays, Dental (as casualty), Ophthalmic, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, GynaeOwn Laboratory.
12London Hospital——————28306338—28—9722——24——————cological, Neurological, Dermatological. All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratories.
13London Lock Hospital——15——————————62—2————31Operative surgery, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Ophthalmic, Massage, Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Own Pathologist.
14London Skin Hospital———————————————————————Skin diseases only. (No in-patients.) Ultra-violet light, X-rays.Own Laboratory.
15———————————————————————
16Poplar Hospital for Accidents—-——————3478—————————-—————Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Massage, Radium by arrangement with the London Hospital.Own Laboratory.
17Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children——135————————————————————All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratory.
18Public Assistance Hospital——124160———120120————3032——60———03—All specialised treatment available with the exception of Ophthalmic and Radium.Carried out at the Counties' Laboratory, E.C.t.
19Queen's Hospital for Children——160————————————————————All specialised treatment available with the exception of Radium.Own Laboratory.
20Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End——47———24654—3——50——32—————All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratory
21Royal London Ophthalmic (Moorfields Eye Hospital)———————————————135——————All specialised treatment available with the exception of Operative surgery, Massage and Radium.Own Laboratory.
22Royal National Orthopaedic—————————————————460—————Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Massage.Own Pathologist.
23St. Bartholomew's Hospital——18——624232250—44—1017———18_————All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratories.
24St. Mary's Hospital for Women & Children———————2237—8—————4——————Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Orthopaedic. Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Ophthalmic. All specialised treatment available.Part-time Pathologist in conjunction with other Hospitals.
Severalls Mental Hospital——————————————1886————————Own Laboratory.
26Westminster Hospital10_135_276485_10_812__6416————Own Laboratories

+ Inthe case oj Hospitals under the control of the Borough of Barking :—

Upney (Maternity)Barking (Isolation)
HosbitalHospitaL
Number and classification of Medical StaffThe Medical Officer of Health is also the Medical Supt. and is assisted in this work by the Assistant M.O.'s H.
Number and classification of Nursing Staff:
Matron—1
Sisters14
Assistant Nurses—4
Midwives4—
Probationer Nurses421