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Walthamstow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Public Assistance in Walthamstow is provided by the Southwestern
Area Guardian Committee of the Essex County Council
which retains a certain proportion of beds in each of the local
institutions provided by the County Borough of East Ham and
West Ham.
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, 1937: —
| Institutions | Men | Women | Children | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Home | 127 | 162 | 52* | 341 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 743 | 796 | 361 | 1,900 |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 4 | 58 | 2 | 64 |
| Harold Wood Hospital | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Forest House | 16 | 9 | — | 25 |
| Aldersbrooke Children's Homes | — | — | 49 | 49 |
| Oldchurch County Hospital, | ||||
| Romford | 9 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
*49 of these children were ultimately transferred to Aldersbrooke.
34 infants were born to Walthamstow mothers in Forest Gate
Hospital during the year.
The number of patients from Walthamstow in Mental Hospitals
was 392 on the 31st December, 1937.
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,
972 were residents of the Borough.
"The following figures show the progress of the Hospital during 1937 as compared with the previous year: —
| In-Patients | Daily Average | Out.Patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Admitted | Average Stay | New Cases | Attendances | ||
| 1937 | 1,865 | 21.35 | 109.93 | 14,798 | 77,437 |
| 1936 | 2,039 | 20.09 | 111.55 | 14,987 | 79,595 |
"The reason for the drop in the number of in-patients
admitted was owing to the closing of certain wards for renovations
and repairs, etc.
"Particulars as to Staff, Beds and Departmental activities
were the same as those for 1936.