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East Ham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The hospitals to which the patients suffering from infectious diseases were admitted are named below:–
| Name of Hospital | No. of cases admitted | |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1959 | |
| plalstow Hospital, Samson Street, E.13 | 45 | 61 |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital, Chadwell Heath | 9 | 3 |
| Eastern Fever Hospital, Homerton, E.9. | 4 | 3 |
| Rush Green Hospital,, Romford | 1 | – |
| The Hospital for Sick Children,, W.C.1. | -– | 1 |
| East Ham Memorial Hospital,, E.7. | 79 | 14 |
| St. Ann's General Hospital, St. Ann's Road, N.15. | 1 | 4 |
| 139 | 86 | |
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.