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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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B. Out=patients
Numbers.
| N umbers in 1945 | Numbers in previous year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total Number of new Out-Patients | 17,092 | 14,532 | |
| 2 Total Number of Out-Patient attendances | 86,301 | 77,236 | |
| (a) | Number of Patients on books at the beginning of the year | Not ascertainable | Not ascertainable |
| (b) | Number of Casualty Patients included in No. 1 above | 5,350 | 4,277 |
| (C) | No. of Maternity Patients included in No. 1 above | 405 | 419 |
| (d) | No. of attendances of Maternity Patients included in No. 2 above | 2,708 | 2,049 |
EAST HAM ANNUAL HEALTH REPORT.—NINE
(i) Whipps Cross Hospital and Institutions Controlled by
West Ham.
Beds allocated on "user basis" to East Ham.
TABLE 8.
| Institution. | No. of Beds | Type. |
|---|---|---|
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 131 | Medical and Surgical. |
| Central Homes | 254 | Able-bodied and Sick. |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 74 | Sick, Maternity & Mental Defectives. |
| Forest House & Cottages | 50 | Chronic Cases. |
(1) Tolmers Park, Herts.
This institution comprising 100 beds for chronic sick patients
from the County Borough of East Ham was opened by the Corporation
on 7/5/40.
Statistical information in respect of this Home is appended
below:—
TABLE 9.
| Chargeable on 31-12-44 | Admitted dining 1945 | Total | Discharged | Died | T ransferred to other Institutions | Chargeable on 31-12-45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 27 | 121 | 22 | 29 | - | 70 |