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Dagenham 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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(4) Orthopaedic Hospitals.
Orthopaedic cases are admitted to the Royal National Orthopaedic
Hospital, Queen's Hospital, Hackney, or Cheyne Hospital,
Institutional provision for unmarried mothers, illegitimate
infants and homeless children.
See page 15, 1031 Annual Report.
Ambulance Facilities.
(a) For Infectious Cases.
A motor ambulance, provided by the Joint Hospital Board,
is stationed at the Isolation Hospital at Rush Green.
(b) For Non-Infectious Cases and Accidents.
For details of the working of the two ambulances and of the
rules and charges made, see page 15 of 1931 Annual Report.
The following are the details of the work done by the
ambulances during the year, with the 1931 figures for the purposes
of comparison:—
1932. 1931
No. of accident cases conveyed 351 363
No. of other cases conveyed 664 885
No. of journeys made 1,443 1,248
No. of miles run 16,246 11,981
(c) Maternity Cases.
See page 17 of 1931 Annual Report.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.
The following table shows the times at which the various
Infant Welfare Centres and Ante-natal Clinics are held in the
different buildings throughout the district and also the average
attendances per session:—