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Walthamstow 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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bodies, and hardly any patients are able to pay the full price.
The kindness of the Council in supplying medicine free to
necessitous patients (of whom there are many) is very much
appreciated."
The total attendances have been as follows :—
| New | Old | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal Cases | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| Gynaecological | 85 | 260 | 345 |
| Contraceptive | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Total | 104 | 299 | 403 |
(vi) Hospitals.—There were no changes during 1934 in the
Hospital services used by the inhabitants of the Borough.
Public Assistance in Walthamstow is provided by the SouthWest
Area Committee of the Essex County Council, which retains
a certain proportion of bods in each of the local institutions formerly
provided by the West Ham Board of Guardians.
Mr. Pegram, the Clerk to the Committee, has kindly supplied the following particulars of Walthamstow residents admitted to the various institutions during the year ended 31st December, 1934 :—
| Institution, | Men. | Women | Children | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Home | 190 | 186 | 40 | 416 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 615 | 639 | 288 | 1542 |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 4 | 85 | 8 | 97 |
| Margate Convalescent Home | — | — | 9 | 9 |
| Aldersbrook | — | — | 40 | 40 |
55 infants were born to Walthamstow mothers in the Forest
Gate Hospital.
The number of patients from Walthamstow in Mental Hospitals
was 428 on the. 31st December, 1934.
The Connaught Hospital.
Captain Ellison, Secretary to the Hospital, has kindly supplied
the following information:—
" Of the total number of In-patients admitted during the year
910 were residents of the Borough.
Comparative Figures.
" The following figures show the progress of the Hospital
during 1934, as compared with the previous year:—