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East Ham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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25.
The hospitals to which the patients suffering from Infectious diseases were admitted are named below:-
| Name of Hospital | No. of cases admitted | |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1957 | |
| Plalstow Hospital, Samson street, E. 13 | 32 | 55 |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital, Chadwell Heath | 19 | 23 |
| Eastern Fever Hospital, Homerton, E.9 | - | 6 |
| St. Mary's Hospital for Woman and Children, E.13 | 2 | 1 |
| Queen Mary's Hospital, E. 15 | 2 | - |
| Rush Green Hospital, Romford | - | 1 |
| Honey Lane Hospital, Waltham Abbey | - | 1 |
| Poplar Hospital, E. 14 | 1 | - |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital, E.1 | - | 2 |
| The Hospital for Sick Children, W.C.1. | - | 1 |
| St. Bartholomews Hospital, E.C.1 | - | 1 |
| East Ham Memorial Hospital, E.7 | 27 | - |
| Whipps cross Hospital, E.11 | 1 | - |
| St. Andrew's Hospital, Devons Road, Bow, E.3 | - | 3 |
| St. Ann's General Hospital, St. Ann's Road, N. 15 | - | 3 |
| 64 | 97 | |
No difficulty Is ever experienced In obtaining admission to hospital for a case of Infectious
disease.
We are grateful to the hospital staffs for their ready co-operation In this matter, and for the
excellent reports sent to this department concerning the progress and condition on discharge of each
patient.