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In-patients in Hospital (31-12-24) 50
Admitted during 1925 944
Out-Patients from 1924 continuing treatment
in 1925 297
New Out-Patients in 1925 9,938
Out-Patients' Attendance in 1925:—
Medical 8,531
Surgical 25,832
The only contribution made to the Hospital by the Local Authority
is a retaining fee of £15 15s. for two beds reserved for the
treatment of Typhoid patients. The patients are paid for at the
rate of 30s. per week.
Reference has previously been made in my Annual Reports to
causes which militated against a maximal usefulness of the Hospital
and while these have to some extent disappeared, co-operation of
the Hospital's work with that of the Dispensary, the Child Welfare
Clinics and the School Clinics is lacking.
Combination of the Public Health Authority—which has powers
to contribute any necessary funds to the Hospital—with the
Governors and Subscribers, might make it as efficient to cater for
the needs of the sick inhabitants as is the Isolation Hospital for the
needs of those suffering from Infectious Disease.
Walthamstow Dispensary.—This is situated like the Hospital
in the Hoe Street Ward, but is more centrally placed as regards
the District as a whole.
In addition to the useful medical work which the Staff of this
Institution undertake on behalf of the Subscribers, they also carry
out the surgical treatment of enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids and
the X-ray treatment of Ringworm on behalf of the Education
Committee.
A member of the Staff attends for a few hours daily for the routine
work of the Dispensary, and that for the Education Committee is
carried out at definite times on specified days.
The Dispensary is popular and well patronised and has a good
reputation among the Public.
Patients require a Subscriber's letter and each pays 4d. per week
while under treatment to cover the cost of the physic supplied.
During 1925, 1,216 patients, making 3,829 attendances, received
treatment.
All the operative work undertaken for the Education Committee
has been satisfactorily carried out and during 1925, 234 children
were successfully operated on for the removal of Tonsils and
Adenoids.