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East Ham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Smallpox.
The treatment of cases of this disease is carried out, by
arrangement, with the London County Council.
East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The number of beds remains the same, viz., 100. The following;
figures are abstracted from the hospital report for 1933:—
A. Number of Beds and In-Patients.
| Numbers in 1933. | Numbers in previous year. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beds:— | ||
| (a) Complement at 31st December | 100 | 100 |
| (b) Average Daily Complement during the year | 100 | 100 |
| (c) Average Daily Number Closed during the year, owing to:— | ||
| (i) Rebuilding or Extension Schemes | — | — |
| (ii) Repairs, Redecoration, Cleaning or Infection | 1 | .9 |
| (iii) Other Causes | — | — |
| (d) Average Daily Number Open during the year | 99 | 99.1 |
| (c)Average Daily Number Occupied during the year | 92.5 | 91.8 |
| 2. Number of In-Patients in the Hospital at beginning of year | 87 | 89 |
| 3. Number of In-Patients admitted during year | 1,400 | 1,550 |
| 4. Number of In-Patients in the Hospital at the end of the year | 95 | 87 |
| 5. Average number of days each Patient was resident (Ascertained by dividing the yearly total of daily counts, viz.:—33,765 by the number of Patients treated to a conclusion, i.e., (2)+ (3) —(4).) | 24.3 | 21.6 |
| 6. Number of Patients admitted and discharged during the year who were resident for | ||
| (i) only 1 day | 98 | 202 |
| (ii) 2 and 3 days | 62 | 79 |