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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: TABLE 7. A. In-Patients.Number of Beds and In-Patients.

TABLE 7. A. In-Patients.

Number of Beds and In-Patients.

Numbers in 1946Numbers in previous year.
1. Beds:—
(a) Complement at 31st December131151*
(b) Average Daily Complement during the year131170.8
(c) Average Daily Number Closed during the year owing to :—
(i) Rebuilding—–
(ii) Repairs, Redecoration, Cleaning or Infection4—
(iii) Other Causes (enemy action)—47.8
(d) Average Daily Number Open during the year:—
(i) Emergency Hospital Scheme, Casualty beds..16.729.0
(ii) Other beds113.994.0
(e) Average Daily Number occupied during the year
(i) Emergency Hospital Scheme Casualty Beds3.011.2
(ii) Other Beds90.375.9
2. Number of In-Patients in the Hospital at beginning of year8280
3. Number of In-Patients admitted during the year2,5532,321
4. Number of In-Patients in Hospital at end of year9582
6. Average Number of days each Patient was resident ..13.413.7
6. Number of Patients admitted and discharged during the year who were resident for
(i) only 1 day262364
(ii) 2 and 3 days605344

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*Including 20 Beds for Emergency Hospital Scheme.

Table: B. Out-Patients.Number.

B. Out-Patients.

Number.

Numbers in 1946Numbers in previous year.
1. Total Number of new Out-Patients17,14217,092
2. Total Number of Out-Patient attendances89,46386,301
(a) Number of Patients on books at the beginning of the yearNot ascertainableNot ascertainable
(6) Number of Casualty Patients included in No. 1 above5,5505,350
(c) No. of Maternity Patients included in No. 1 above379403
(d) No. of attendances of Maternity Patients included in No. 2 above3,2692,708