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Dagenham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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within the Metropolitan area, of which Dagenham is
one, an agreement has been arrived at with the London
County Council, whereby Smallpox eases will be
received into the London Smallpox Hospital. As will
be noted in the table showing notification of various
diseases, no cases of Smallpox were notified in Dagcnham
in 1935.
b. Tuberculosis.
For the table of hospitals and institutions into
which local cases might, through the Essex County
Council, be admitted, see page 13 of Annual Report
of 1931.
The following are the numbers of persons admitted from this district during the year :—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Adults | 56 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 93 |
| Children | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
Hospitals for General Cases.
(1) Hospitals for Medical and Surgical Cases.
Oldchurch Hospital, Romford.—This Hospital,
formerly a Poor Law Hospital of the Romford Union,
has been taken over by the County Council, and now
receives patients suffering from all conditions other
than infectious and venereal diseases. Considerable
alterations have been made as have also improvements
in staffing and equipment. The Hospital now possesses
modern X-ray and other electrical installations for
diagnostic and therapeutic uses. It serves a wide area
in which Dagenham is included. Recently the staffing,
both resident and consulting, has been reconsidered, and
there is now a specialist staff, many of the members of
which hold appointments at the teaching hospitals in
London.