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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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The following table shows the hospitals and institutions to which cases of Tuberculosis are admitted through the County Council scheme:-
| Institution. | Type of case treated. |
|---|---|
| Black Notley Sanatorium | Women and children—pulmonary. Men, women and childdren—non-pulmonary. |
| Harold Court Sanatorium | Men—pulmonary. |
| High Beech Sanatorium | Children—non-pulmonary. |
| Chingford Sanatorium | Women—pulmonary. |
| Colchester Sanatorium | Women—pulmonary. |
| Ilford Sanatorium | Men—non-pulmonary. |
| Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Hospital. | Children—non-pulmonary. |
| King George Sanatorium, Bramshott. | Men—pulmonary and non-pulmonary. |
| Borrow Hill Colony, Frimley | Boys—pulmonary. |
| Church Army Sanatorium, Farn-ham. | Boys—pulmonary and glands. |
| Hawthorndene Sanatorium, Isle of Wight. | Women—pulmonary. |
| Liverpool Road Hospital | Men—pulmonary (advanced). |
| Oldchurch Hospital, Romford | Men and women—pulmonary and non-pulmonary. |
| Papworth Hall Colony | Men—pulmonary. |
| Preston Hall Colony | Men—pulmonary. |
| Royal National Sanatorium, Ventnor. | Men and women—pulmonary. |
| St. Anthony's Hospital, Cheam | Men and women—mixed cases. |
| St. Joseph's Hospice, Hackney | Men and women—pulmonary (advanced). |
| Victoria Park Hospital, London | Men, women and children— pulmonary. |
| King Edward VII Sanatorium, Midhurst. | Men—pulmonary. |
The following are the numbers of persons admitted from this district during the year :—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Adults | 76 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 144 |
| Children | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
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,