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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Movement of East Ham Patients. Year ended 31st December, 1938.
| Males. | Females. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions. | Voluntary | Temporary | Certified | Voluntary | Temporary | Certified |
| Transferred from other Mental Hospitals | 1 | |||||
| Received direct. | 43 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 11 | 14 |
| Recovered | 22 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 2 |
| Relieved | 7 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Not improved | 5 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 2 |
| Died | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 11 |
| Accepted by other authorities | 7 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Recovery rate for 1938 calculated upon direct admissions=53.2%
(55.2% for males and 52.1°/o for females). Corresponding figure for
all English and Welsh County and Borough Mental Hospitals for
1937=31.6"/o.