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Woolwich 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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doing the light work of the Home for about six months. When
they leave, situations are found for them, if possible, where
the child can be taken. For some years now the Council has
made a grant of £50 towards the funds of the Home. This
grant was made again in 1926.
Home for Ailing Babies. This Home was closed in June,
1926, in accordance with a resolution of the Council. Arrangements
have been made for the treatment of these cases in the
Woolwich War Memorial Hospital whenever it is opened. It
was anticipated that the Hospital would be opened in
September last, but unfortunately delays occurred, and for
the rest of the year no accommodation was available for this
type of case. The following Table shows certain statistical
information for the period it was occupied in 1926.
TABLE No. 71.
| N umber of beds | 21 |
| (1) Number of cases in hospital on the 1st January, 1926 | 13 |
| (2) Number of cases admitted during the period | 28 |
| (3) Average duration of stay | 72.8 days |
| (4) Reasons for admission— | |
| Malnutrition, Marasmus, Debility | 16 |
| Vomiting and Dyspepsia | 9 |
| Miscellaneous | 3 |
| (5) Number of cases discharged— | |
| (a) in good health | 33 |
| (b) Improved | 5 |
| (c) No improvement | 2 |
| (6) Number of cases of infectious disease— | |
| (a) Measles | — |
| (b) Whooping cough | — |
| (c) Epidemic diarrhoea | — |
| (d) Other infectious conditions | 1 |
| (7) Number of deaths | 1 |