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East Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The charge to the East Ham and Southend-on-Sea Public
Assistance Committees was 35s. per head per week.
A Psychiatric Clinic in association with Runwell Hospital
has been established at the East Ham Memorial
Hospital, patients attend on Fridays, 2 p.m.
The East Ham out-patient clinic statistics are as follows :—
| New Cases. | Old Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 57 | Male | 345 |
| Female | 61 | Female | 202 |
| 118 | 547* | ||
| *Outpatients treated by psychotheraphy | |||
| Male | 17 | ||
| Female | 11—Total 28. | ||
TABLE 8
Disposition of East Ham Mental Patients on 31.12.1937
| Institution | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Colchester | — | 3 | 3 |
| Gateshead | — | 3 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous Hospitals | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 243 | 274 | 517 |
(h) Smallpox.
The Council is in negotiation with the London County Council
for the provision of hospital accommodation.
(i) East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The work of the Hospital and Public Health Department
becomes more closely associated each year, and I acknowledge
with gratitude the help of the Committee and Honorary Medical
Staff.
The number of beds remains the same, viz., 100. The following
tables are abstracted from the hospital report for 1937:—