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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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TABLE 23
Borough Infectious Diseases Hospital Year ended 31st March, 1939.
| Expenditure | Cost per Patient per week | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Salaries and Wages | 5793 | 48 | 0 |
| Superannuation | 205 | 1 | 8 |
| Provisions | 2684 | 22 | 3 |
| Anti-toxin | 404 | 3 | 4 |
| Disinfectants, Drugs and Appliances | 289 | 2 | 5 |
| Coal, Coke and Firewood | 821 | 6 | 10 |
| Electricity, Gas and Water | 1154 | 9 | 7 |
| Furniture, Bedding and Linen | 200 | 1 | 8 |
| Uniforms and Dresses | 106 | 0 | 11 |
| Chandlery and Sundries | 557 | 4 | 7 |
| General Repairs | 354 | 2 | 11 |
| Special Repairs and Alterations | 1053 | 8 | 9 |
| Garden Implements, Seeds, etc. | 65 | 0 | 6 |
| Maintenance and Upkeep of Ambulances | 730 | 6 | 1 |
| Printing, Stationery and Advertisements | 104 | 0 | 10 |
| Rent of Telephone | 50 | 0 | 5 |
| Rates, Taxes and Insurance | 384 | 3 | 2 |
| Cinematograph Apparatus—Films, etc. | 5 | — | |
| £14958 | 123 | 11 | |
Cancer.
No investigations have been undertaken as requested in the
Ministry of Health's series of Circulars on Cancer.
Lectures are given to women's organisations and other associations
on the subject of Cancer. Patients are referred to the
general hospitals for investigation and special treatment.
Cancer Deaths, 1938:
| Total deaths | 221 |
| Males | 116 |
| Females | 105 |