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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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treatment OF tuberculosis.
1. Number of beds provided and available in Residential Institutions belonging to the Authority (wholly or jointly with other Local Authorities on 31. 12. 43.
| (i) | (ii) Total Number of Beds Provided. | (iii) Number of beds included in (ii) temporarily not available | (iv) Number of beds vacant and ready for use. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME OP INSTITUTION | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||||||||||
| M | F | Ch | M | F | Ch | M | F | Ch | M | F | ch | M | F | Ch | M | F | Ch. | ||||
| Harts Sanatorium, Woodford Green, Essex. | 57 | 40 | 2 | - | - | - | 23 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Reason for non-availability of beds included in Col. (iii) e.g. damage by enemy action,shortage of nursing staff, evacuation, etc. | Name of Institution. | Reason for Non-availability. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Harts Sanatorium, Woodford Green, Essex. | Infectious Diseases Hospital evacuated to the Sanatorium since September, 1939. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Number of Patients receiving treatment in Residential Institutions under the arrangements of the Authority for treatment of Tuberculosis, on 31. 12. 43. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TYPE OB INSTITUTION. | Ex-Service Men (Memo 146/1 Rev. and Circular 2334 | OTHER PATIENTS. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary. | N on-Pulmonary. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | ,Non-Pulmonary | Males. | Females. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Children | ||||||||||||||
| A.Institutions belonging to the Authority (wholly or jointly with other Local Authorities.) (A)Tuberculosis and Public Health Hospitals | 8 | - | 24 | 27 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| (B)Puolic Assistance Hospitals & Institutions | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| B.Institutions belonging to other County or County Borough Councils,or Tuberculosis Joint Boards. | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| C.Institutions belonging to Local Authorities other than A and B. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| D. Volutary Institutions | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Totals. | 9 | - | 26 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 3.Waiting List, i.e.number of Patients recommended by the Tuberculosis Officer for,and ready to enter upon residential treatment,who,on 31. 12.43 had been waiting fora bed for more than ten days. | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||