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East Ham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Smallpox.
In March, 1932, the agreement with West Ham expired and
an arrangement was made with the London County Council for
the treatment of cases of this disease arising in the Borough.
East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The number of beds remain the same, viz., 100. The
following figures are abstracted from the hospital report for
1932
1.— IN-PATIENTS.
A. Number of Beds and In-Patients.
| Numbers in 1932. | Numbers in previous year. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beds :— | 100 | 100 |
| 100 | 100 | |
| (c) Average Daily Number Closed during the year, owing to :— | ||
| (i) Rebuilding or Extension Schemes | — | — |
| (ii) Repairs, Redecoration, Cleaning or Infection | .9 | .1 |
| (iii) Other Causes | — | — |
| 991 | 99-9 | |
| 91.8 | 91.5 | |
| 2. Number of In- Patients in the Hospital at beginning of year | 89 | 92 |
| 3. Number of In- Patients admitted during year | 1,550 | 1,710 |
| 4. Number of In- Patients in the Hospital at the end of the year | 87 | 89 |
| 5. Average number of days each Patient was resident (Ascertained by dividing the yearly total of daily counts, viz. :—33,605 by the number of Patients treated to a conclusion, i.e., (2)-f(3) — (4).) | 21.6 | 19.5 |
| 6. Number of Patients admitted and discharged during the year who were resident for (i) only 1 day | 202 | 231 |
| (ii) 2 and 3 days | 79 | 158 |