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Barking 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: TABLE 1.HOSPITAL SERVICES, public or voluntary, within or without the District, which are used by the inhabitants of the Borough of Barking,

TABLE 1.

HOSPITAL SERVICES, public or voluntary, within or without the District, which are used by the inhabitants of the Borough of Barking,

Name of Hospital.Situation.Purpose.Total number of beds available.Management.
MenWomenChildren
Controlled by the Council of the Borough of Barking—
1Upney (Maternity) HospitalUpney Lane, Barking, EssexMaternity—18—Borough of Barking
2Barking (Isolation) HospitalUpney Lane, Barking, EssexIsolation of general infectious diseases (excluding smallpox)96Borough of Barking
Not controlled \nj the Council of the Borough of Barking—
3Brentwood Mental HospitalBrentwood, EssexMental7641037—Essex County Council
4Brookfield Orthopaedic HospitalHale End, Woodford Green, Essex.Orthopaedic——30Voluntary
5City of London Hospital for Diseases of Heart and LungsVictoria Park, E.2Heart and Lung Diseases85888Voluntary
6City of London Maternity Hospital102, City Road, E.C.IMaternity—79—Voluntary
7East Ham Memorial HospitalShrewsbury Road, E.7General Medical and General Surgical343420Voluntary
8Golden Square Throat, Nose and Ear HospitalGolden Square, Piccadilly Circus, W.lEar, Nose and Throat363711Voluntary
9Guy's HospitalLondon Bridge, S.E.IGeneral Medical and General Surgical, etc.29928763Voluntary
10Hospital for Sick ChildrenGreat Ormond Street, W.C.IGeneral Medical and General Surgical and Isolation (Children only)252Voluntary
11Joyce Green HospitalDartford, KentIsolation of Smallpox ...In formatio n not available)London County Council
12King George HospitalIlford, EssexGeneral Medical and General Surgical416122Voluntary
13London HospitalWhitechapel Road, E.lGeneral Medical and General Surgical37937589Voluntary
14London Lock Hospital and Home283. Harrow Road, W.9Maternity and Venereal Diseases103016Voluntary
15London Skin Hospital40, Fitzroy Square, W.lSkin. (No in-patients)———Voluntary
16Orsett Joint Smallpox Hospital ...Stifford Long Lane, Grays, EssexSmallpox1111—Orsett Joint Hospital Board
17Poplar Hospital for AccidentsEast India Dock Road, E.14General Medical and General Surgical563026Voluntary
18Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for ChildrenGlamis Road, Shadwell, E.lChildren............——135Voluntary
19Public Assistance HospitalOldchurch Road, Romford, EssexGeneral Medical, General Surgical, Children, Maternity, Tuberculosis, Chronic Sick, Mental and Orthopaedic288302124Essex County Council
20Queen's Hospital for ChildrenHackney Road, Bethnal Green, E.2Children ...——160Voluntary
21Queen Mary's Hospital for the East EndStratford, E. 15General Medical and Surgical, Children, Maternity ...5410647Voluntary
22Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital (Moorfields Eye Hospital)City Road, E.C.IOphthalmic665019Voluntary
23Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital ...Brockley Hill, Stanmore, MiddlesexOrthopaedic4570345Voluntary
24St. Bartholomew's HospitalSmithfield, E.C.IGeneral Medical and Surgical, Children, Maternity, etc., Ophthalmic, Orthopaedic, Ear, Nose and Throat, and Septic, etc.28734465Voluntary
25St. Mary's Hospital for Women and ChildrenUpper Road, Plaistow, E.13General Medical and Surgical, Children, etc.—3338Voluntary
26Severalls Mental HospitalMile End, ColchesterMental ...7171169—Essex C.C. and Colchester B.C.
27Westminster HospitalBroad Sanctuary, Westminster, S.W.IGeneral Medical and Surgical, Maternity, Ear, Nose and Throat, etc.9212822Voluntary

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In addition to the above Institutions, there are a number of Sanatoria to which tuberculous persons resident in Barking are admitted at the instance of the Essex County Council, under their scheme for the
treatment of tuberculosis.
In the case of isolation and smallpox hospitals, the bed accommodation has been given on the basis of 144 square feet per bed.