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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
East Ham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 18.
Borough Infectious Diseases Hospital Year ended 31st March, 1936.
| Expenditure | Cost per Patient per week | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Salaries and Wages | 6047 | 35 | 5 |
| Superannuation | 195 | 1 | 2 |
| Provisions | 2783 | 16 | 3 |
| Anti-toxin | 690 | 4 | 0 |
| Disinfectants, Drugs and Appliances | 217 | 1 | 3 |
| Coal, Coke and Firewood | 775 | 4 | 7 |
| Electricity, Gas and Water .... | 1149 | 6 | 9 |
| Furniture, Bedding and Linen | 190 | 1 | 1 |
| Uniforms and Dresses | 110 | 8 | |
| Chandlery and Sundries | 531 | 3 | 1 |
| Crockery and Hardware | 84 | 6 | |
| General Repairs ..., | 1025 | 6 | 0 |
| Garden Implements, Seeds, etc..... | 65 | 5 | |
| Maintenance and Upkeep of Ambulances . | 648 | 3 | 8 |
| Printing, Stationery and Advertisements . | 76 | 6 | |
| Rent of Telephone | 55 | 4 | |
| Rates, Taxes and Insurance | 361 | 2 | 2 |
| Cinema Apparatus, Films, etc. | 92 | 6 | |
| £15093 | 88 | 4 | |
Cancer.
No investigations have been taken as set out in Circular 1136
of 31st July, 1930.
Cancer Deaths, 1935:
Total deaths 205
Males100
Females 105
Classification:
Cancer (type not stated) 14
Carcinoma,184
Epithelioma 1
Sarcoma 6
Total 205