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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
Woolwich 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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to hospital, sanatorium, or other occasion of the house or
bedroom being vacated.
78. Sanatorium Treatment. Altogether 181 notified
persons were admitted to some sanatorium or hospital for
the treatment of tuberculosis, most of them being 6ent by
the London Insurance Committee. The following table shows
the number sent to the chief institutions:—
Cases admitted as In-Patients to Sanatoria, Hospitals, etc., 1914.
| Male | Female. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downs Sanatorium | 43 | — | 43 |
| Northern Hospital | — | 24 | 24 |
| Peppard Sanatorium | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Harpenden Sanatorium | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Treloar's Home, Alton | 7 | 1 | |
| Herbert Hospital | 22 | — | 22 |
| Alexandra Hospital | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| East Anglian Sanatorium | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Brompton Hospital | 5 | 4 | |
| Carshalton Children's Hospital | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate | 1 | — | 1 |
| All others | 36 | 7 | 43 |
| Total | 125 | 56 | 181 |
79. Peppard Sanatorium. Owing to this Sanatorium
being taken over by the Berks and Bucks County Councils,
and owing also to the London County Council making provision
for sanatorium treatment, the Borough Council ceased
in October to maintain beds at Peppard. All uninsured cases