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Barking 1935
[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.
| Number of beds for the following purposes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name of Hospital. | Accident | Chest (non-tub.) & Heart | Children | Chronic Sick | Dental | Dermatological | Ear, Nose & Throat | General Medical | General Surgical | Genito-urinary | Gynaecological | Infectious Diseases | Isolation & Observation | Maternity | Mental | Neurological | Ophthalmic | Orthopaedic | Radium | Septic | Small-pox | Tuberculosis | Venereal Diseases | Other facilities available | Arrangements for pathological work |
| 1† Upney (Maternity) Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, Dental, Nursing of Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia. | Carried out at the Counties' Laboratory, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4. |
| 2t Barking (Isolation) Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, Dental, Ear, Nose and Throat, Orthopaedic, Maternity, Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia, Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | |
| 3 Brentwood Mental Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1801 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratory. |
| 4 Brookfield Orthopaedic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | Operative Surgery, Ultra-violet light, Dental,Massage,X-rays,Ophthalmic. | No information available. |
| 5 City of London Hospital for Diseases of Heart and Lungs | — | 72 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Radium. | Own Laboratory. |
| 6 City of London Maternity Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative Surgery, Dental. Nursing of Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia. | Own Pathologist. |
| 7 East Ham Memorial | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 37 | 36 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Electrical, Massage. | Own Laboratory. |
| 8 Golden Square Throat, Nose and Ear | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Ophthalmic, Radium. | Carried out by a Pathologist outside the Institution. |
| 9 Guy's | 58 | — | 14 | _ | 4 | 6 | 33 | 179 | 150 | 10 | 24 | — | 40 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratories. |
| 10 Hospital for Sick Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 106 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratory. |
| 11 Joyce Green Hospital | (Isolation of Smallp ox) | No information ava ilable from the Lond on County Cou ncil. | (No information available from the L.C.C.) | No information available. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 King George Hospital | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Dental (as casualty), Ophthalmic, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gynaecological, Neurological, Dermatological. | Own Laboratory. |
| 13 London Hospital | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 28 | 306 | 338 | _ | 28 | — | 97 | 22 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratories. |
| 14 London Lock Hospital | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | Operative surgery, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Ophthalmic, Massage, Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Own Pathologist. |
| 15 London Skin Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skin diseases only. (No in-patients.) Ultra-violet light, X-rays. | Own Laboratory. |
| 16 Orsett Joint Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | Small-pox only. | - |
| 17 Poplar Hospital for Accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Massage, Radium by arrangement with the London Hospital. | Own Laboratory. |
| 18 Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children | — | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratory. |
| 19 Public Assistance Hospital | — | — | 124 | 160 | — | — | — | 120 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 32 | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | 68 | — | All specialised treatment available with the exception of Ophthalmic and Radium. | Carried out at the Counties' Laboratory, E.C.4. |
| 20 Queen's Hospital for Children | — | — | 160 — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available with the exception of Radium. | Own Laboratory. |
| 21 Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 2 | 46 | 54 | — | 3 | — | — | 50 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratory. |
| 22 Royal London Ophthalmic (Moorfields Eye Hospital) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available with the exception of Operative surgery, Massage and Radium. | Own Laboratory. |
| 23 Royal National Orthopaedic | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | — | 460 | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Massage. | Own Pathologist. |
| 24 St. Bartholomew's Hospital | — | — | 18 | — | — | 6 | 24 | 232 | 250 | — | 44 | — | 10 | 17 | _ | _ | 22 | 18 | _ | 55 | — | _ | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratories. |
| 25 St. Mary's Hospital for Women & Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 37 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Ophthalmic. | Part-time Pathologist in conjunction with other Hospitals. | |
| 26 Severalls Mental Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultra- violet light, Dental OPhthalmic. | Own Laboratory. |
| 27 Westminster Hospital | 10 | — | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 64 | 85 | — | 10 | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | All specialised treatment available. | Own Laboratories. |
† In the case of Hospitals under the control of the Borough of Barking :—
Number and classification of Medical Staff
Number and classification of Nursing Staff :
Matron
Sisters
Assistant Nurses
Mid wives
Probationer Nurses
Arrangements for the employment of consultants
Upney (Maternity) Barking (Isolation)
Hospital Hospital
The Medical Officer of Health is also the Medical Supt.
and is assisted in this work by the Medical Staff.
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Consultants are engaged when necessary.