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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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It is anticipated that the official opening of the Hospital
will take place about June 1937.
A Psychiatric Clinic in association with Runwell Hospital
has been established at the East Ham Memorial
Hospital, patients attend on Fridays, 2 p.m.
| Institution | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| Canterbury | 18 | — | 18 |
| Cardiff | — | 18 | 18 |
| Colchester | 8 | 27 | 35 |
| Cotford | 9 | — | 9 |
| Gateshead | — | 11 | 11 |
| Gloucester | 29 | 20 | 49 |
| Goodmayes | 29 | 6 | 35 |
| Oxford | — | 12 | 12 |
| Park Prewitt | — | 20 | 20 |
| Peckham House | 13 | 26 | 39 |
| Powick (Worcester) | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Stone (Dartford) | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Three Counties | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| Wells | — | 40 | 40 |
| Miscellaneous Hospitals | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Totals | 236 | 277 | 513 |
(h) Smallpox.
The provisional arrangements made with the London
County Council for the reception of cases has continued
throughout the year.
(i) East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The number of beds remains the same, viz., 100. The following
tables are abstracted from the hospital report for 1936:—