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Walthamstow 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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32 infants were born to Walthamstow mothers in the
Forest Gate Hospital during the year.
The number of patients from Walthamstow in Mental
Hospitals was 428 on the 31st December, 1935.
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, 889 were residents of the Borough.

The following figures show the progress of the Hospital during 1935, as compared with the previous year:—

In-Patients.Out-Patients.
No. Admitted.Average stay.Daily Average.New. Cases.Attendances.
19341,78722.37108.6514,52377,253
19351,79822.29109.6816,19287,296

"Staff (Medical).—There are five Honorary Medical and
Surgical Consultants, and sixteen Honorary Visiting
Specialists on the Staff, and four Medical Officers are
resident.
"Staff (Nursing).—The Nursing Staff consists of the
Matron, the Assistant Matron and Sister Tutor (combined
post), Home Sister and Ward Sister (combined post), 12
Sisters, including 7 in special departments, 6 Staff Nurses,
and 36 Probationers.
"Beds.—The complement of 118 beds is allocated as.
follows:—Medical cases, 31; Surgical, 43; Children, 30; Private
one-bed Wards, 10; Observation Beds, 4.
"Departments.—There are facilities for operative surgery,
X-Ray work, dental, ophthalmic, massage, and electrotherapy.
Pathological work is carried out partly at the
Hospital, and partly at other institutions.
"Operations and Treatments.—During 1935, 1,009 major
operations and 2,818 minor operations were performed,
making a total of 3,827. 10,474 Radiographs were taken.
There were 10,341 massage treatments, also 19,683 electrical
treatments, 71 special treatments, and 3,828 artificial sunlight
treatments at the Comely Bank Clinic; a total of 33,923;
treatments at this Clinic."
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