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Barking 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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

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

Name of Hospital.Number of beds for the following purposes:—TotalOther facilities availableArrangements for pathological work
AccidentCardiacChest (non-tub.) & HeartChildrenChronic SickDentalDermatologicalEar, Nose & ThroatGeneral MedicalGeneral SurgicalGenito-urinaryGynaecologicalInfectious DiseasesIsolation & ObservationMaternityMentalNeurologicalOphthalmicOrthopaedicPlasticPsychologicalRadiumSepticTuberculosisVenereal DiseasesUnassigned
Controlled by the Council of the Borough of Barking.
1†Upney (Maternity) Hospital—————————————123———————————24Operative surgery. Dental, Nursing of Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia. Operative surgery, Dental, Ear, Nose and Throat, Orthopaedic, Maternity, Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia, Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Carried out at the Counties' Labora tory, Queen Vic toria Street, E.C.4, and at own Labora tory.
2†Barking (Isolation) Hospital————————————108—————————————108
Not controlled by the Council of the Borough of Barking.
3Brentwood Mental Hospital———————————————1991——————————1991All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratory
4Brookfield Orthopædic——————————————————30———————30Operative Surgery, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Massage, X-rays, Ophthalmic.Carried out at the Counties' Laboratory, Queen Victoria
5City of London Maternity Hospital——————————————79———————————79Operative Surgery, Dental, Nursing of Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia. Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Electrical, Massage. Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Ophthalmic, Radium.Street, E.C.4. Own Pathologist.
6East Ham Memorial———20——242828—8—————42——————4100Own Laboratory.
7Golden Square Throat, Nose and Ear———————101——————————————————101Carried out by a Pathologist outside the Institution.
8Guy's40—_18—493317014014189550—92419—51022—983691All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratories.
9Hospital for Sick Children———————1884119———13——————————7—241All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratory.
10King George Hospital———32————5488—12—————————————21207Operative surgery, X-rays, Dental (as casualty), Ophthalmic, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gynaecological, Neurological, Dermatological.Own Laboratory.
11London Chest Hospital——708———————————————————102—10190Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultra- violet light, Dental, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Radium.Own Laboratory.
12London Hospital—15—75_—1530239301—33—1031——20————23——93885All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratories.
13London Lock Hospital————————————————————————64—64Operative surgery, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Ophthalmic, Massage, Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Own Laboratory.
14London Skin Hospital———————————————————————————Skin diseases only. (No in-patients.) Ultra-violet light, X-rays, etc.Own Laboratory.
15Oldchurch Hospital————————400460———34—————————34——928All specialised treatment available with the exception of Ophthalmic and Radium.Carried out at the Counties' Laboratory, E.C.4.
16Poplar Hospital for Accidents————————3473—6—1———————————8122Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Massage, Radium by arrangement with the London Hospital.Own Laboratory.
17Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children————————8649————————————————135All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratory.
18Queen's Hospital For children———204—————————————————————3207All specialised treatment available with the exception of Radium.Own Laboratory.
19Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End————————699134—347——63——————2228All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratory.
20Royal London Ophthalmic (Moorfields Eye Hospital)—————————————————200————————200All specialised treatment available with the exception of Operative surgery, Massage and Radium.Own Laboratory.
21Royal London Ophthalmic (MoorfieldEye Hospital)——————————————————320———————320Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultra-violet light, Massage.Carried out by a Pathologist outside the Institution.
22St. Bartholomew's Hospital———18——620238250—44—1817—622206_—55__—720All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratory.
23St. Mary's Hospital for Women & Children5———————1026—8—————4———————1271Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultra-violet- light, Dental, Massage, Ear, Nose and Throat, Orthopaedic.in conjunction with other Hospitals.
24Severalls Mental Hospital———————————————2166——————————2166Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Ophthalmic.Own Laboratory.
25Westminster Hospital10——13——475471—11—312——610——17———41259All specialised treatment available.Own Laboratories.

Table: In the case of Hospitals under the control of the Borough of Barking:—

In the case of Hospitals under the control of the Borough of Barking:—

Upney (Maternity) HospitalBarking (Isolation) Hospital
Number and classification of Medical StaffThe Medical Officer of Health is also the Medical Supt.
Number and classification of Nursing Staff:In addition there is a Resident Medical Officer at each Hospital.
Matron—l
Sisters37
Assistant Nurses—4
Mid wives4—
Probationer Nurses514
Arrangements for the employment of consultantsA Consultant Staff is available.

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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.