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Barking 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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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. | Number of beds available. | Other beds available. | Total. | Management. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Children | ||||||
| Upney (Maternity) Hospital | Upney Lane, Barking, Essex | Maternity | — | 23 | — | One Isolation Cubicle | 24 | Borough of Barking |
| Barking (Isolation) Hospital | Upney Lane, Barking, Essex | Isolation of general infectious diseases (excluding smallpox) | — | 108 | — | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 108 | Borough of Barking |
| Brentwood Mental Hospital | Brentwood, Essex | Mental | 853 | 1155 | — | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 2008 | Essex C.C. and Colchester B.C. |
| Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital | Hale End, Woodford Green, Essex. | Orthopaedic | — | 30 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 30 | Essex County Council | |
| City of London Hospital for Diseases of Heart and Lungs (London Chest Hospital) | Victoria Park, E.2 | Heart and Lung Diseases | 89 | 91 | 8 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 188 | Voluntary |
| City of London Maternity Hospital | 102, City Road, E.C.1 | Maternity | — | 79 | — | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 79 | Voluntary |
| East Ham Memorial Hospital | Shrewsbury Road, E.7 | General Medical and General Surgical | 40 | 40 | 20 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 100 | Voluntary |
| Golden Square Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital | Golden Square, Piccadilly Circus, W.1 | Ear, Nose and Throat | 37 | 32 | 12 | 20 Single Rooms (unassigned) | 101 | Voluntary |
| Guy's Hospital | London Bridge, S.E.1 | General Medical and General Surgical, etc. | 264 | 292 | 59 | 76 Private Beds (unassigned) | 691 | Voluntary |
| Hospital for Sick Children | Great Ormond Street, W.C.1 | General Medical and General Surgical and Isolation (Children only) | — | — | 257 | 115 at the Country Branch Hospital, Tadworth Court, for continuation of treatment and for convalescence. | 372 | Voluntary |
| King George Hospital | Eastern Avenue, Ilford, Essex | General Medical and General Surgical | 66 | 88 | 32 | Private block of 21 beds (unassigned) | 207 | Voluntary |
| London Hospital | Whitechapel Road, E.1 | General Medical and General Surgical | 357 | 408 | 84 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 849 | Voluntary |
| London Lock Hospital and Home | 283, Harrow Road, W.9 | Venereal Diseases | 10 | 49 | 15 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 74 | Voluntary |
| London Skin Hospital | 40, Eitzroy Square, W.1 | Skin. (No in-patients) | — | — | ... ... ... ... ... ... | — | Voluntary | |
| Oldchurch Hospital | Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex | General Medical, General Surgical, Children, Maternity, Tuberculosis, Chronic Sick, Mental and Orthopaedic | 300 | 334 | 260 | 34 Isolation and Observation Beds (unassigned) | 928 | Essex County Council |
| Poplar Hospital for Accidents | East India Dock Road, E.14 | General Medical and General Surgical | 51 | 39 | 27 | 6 Private Wards (unassigned) | 123 | Voluntary |
| Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children | Glamis Road, Shadwell, E.1 | Children | — | — | 135 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 135 | Voluntary |
| Queen's Hospital for Children | Hackney Road, Bethnal Green, E.2 | Children | — | — | 160 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 160 | Voluntary |
| Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End | Stratford, E. 15 | General Medical and Surgical, Children, Maternity | 58 | 108 | 46 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 212 | Voluntary |
| Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital (Moorfields Eye Hospital) | City Road, E.C.1 | Ophthalmic | 84 | 65 | 21 | 30 Private Rooms (unassigned) | 200 | Voluntary |
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital | Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex | Orthopaedic | 10 | 23 | 284 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 317 | Voluntary |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | Smithfield, E.C.1 | General Medical and Surgical, Children, Maternity, etc., Ophthalmic, Orthopaedic, Ear, Nose and Throat, and Septic, etc. | 270 | 342 | 71 | 26 beds (unassigned) | 709 | Voluntary |
| St. Mary's Hospital fur Women and Children | Upper Road, Plaistow, E.13 | General Medical and General Surgical, Children, etc. | — | 27 | 44 | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 71 | Voluntary |
| Severalls Mental Hospital | Mile End, Colchester | Mental | 857 | 1309 | — | ... ... ... ... ... ... | 2166 | Essex C.C. and Colchester B C. |
| Westminster Hospital | Broad Sanctuary, Westminster. S.W.1 | General Medical and General Surgical, Maternity, Ear, Nose and Throat, etc. | 86 | 120 | 13 | 38 beds for observation and isolation, etc. (unassigned) | 257 | Voluntary |
In addition to the above institution, 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 tuberculous.