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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
Stepney 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Laboratory
Facilities.
The number of bacteriological examinations made at the Mile End Hospital on behalf of the Public Health Department during the year was 2,545. These consisted of:—
| No. Positive. | No. Negative. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swabs (for Diphtheria bacilli) | 263 | 2,280 | 2,543 |
| Blood (for Typhoid bacilli) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Faeces „ | — | 1 | 1 |
The following is a list of the hospital facilities in the Borough, showing particulars of each:—
| Situation. | No. of beds. | In-patients admitted during the year. | Out-patients. No. dealt with during the year. | Purpose. | Management. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Hospital, Whitechapel Road. | Male | 362 | 14,717 | 101,050 | General | Voluntary. |
| Female | 398 | |||||
| Cots and Others | 105 | |||||
| Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road. | Male | 158 | 6,616 | 6,420 | General. | L.C.C. |
| Female | 237 | |||||
| Children | 139 | |||||
| Cots | 46 | |||||
| St. George-in-the-East Hospital, Raine Street. | Male | 164 | 4,314 | 9,742 | General. | L.C.C. |
| Female | 158 | |||||
| Children | 88 | |||||
| 5t. Peter's Hospital, Vallance Road. | Male | 224 | 3,334 | 4,895 | General. | L.C.C. |
| Female | 180 | |||||
| South Grove Institution, South Grove. | 663 | — | — | Public Assistance. | L.C.C. | |
| London Jewish Hospital, Stepney Green. | Male | 41 | 1,551 | 15,180 | General. | Voluntary. |
| Female | 51 | |||||
| Children | 12 | |||||
| Other | 5 | |||||
| Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children, Glamis Road. | Children | 135 | 1,679 | 53,904 | General. | Voluntary. |
| East End Maternity Hospital, Commercial Road. | 56 | 1,590 | 328 | Maternity | Voluntary. | |
| Jewish Maternity Hospital, Underwood Street. | Maternity beds | 34 | 730 midwifery 17 observation | 39 midwifery 663 maternity & infants 313 general nursing | Maternity. | Voluntary. |
| Observation cots | 4 | |||||
Nursing in
the home.
The arrangements made with the East London Nursing Society for the
nursing of cases of Measles, Pneumonia following Measles, Ophthalmia Neonatorum,
Puerperal Fever, Puerperal Pyrexia and Pemphigus Neonatorum were
continued. The Council pay this Society 1s. 3d. per visit to such cases and
66 visits were made by them during the year, i.e., 26 Measles, 35 Ophthalmia
Neonatorum and 5 Pemphigus Neonatorum.
Midwives.
There are 9 Midwives practising in the Borough, and in addition there
are 29 employed by the voluntary associations.
The midwives are under the supervision of the London County Council.
The number of bacteriological examinations made at the Mile End Hospital
on behalf of the Public Health Department during the year was 2,545. These consisted of:—
No.
Positive.
No.
Negative.
Totals
Swabs (for Diphtheria bacilli)
263
2,280
2,543
Blood (for Typhoid bacilli)
—
1
1
Faeces „
—
1
Hospital
facilities.
There were 459 specimens of sputa examined at the Tuberculosis
Dispensaries. 102 of these were found to be positive.