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Walthamstow 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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institutions provided by the County Boroughs 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, 1938:—
| Institutions | Men | Women | Children | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Home | 157 | 203 | 43* | 403 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 839 | 822 | 352 | 2,013 |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 5 | 100 | 4 | 109 |
| Harold Wood Hospital | — | — | — | — |
| Forest House | 18 | 8 | — | 26 |
| Aldersbrooke Children's Homes | — | — | 49 | 49 |
| *These children were ultimately transferred to Aldersbrooke. | ||||
52 infants were born to Walthamstow mothers in Forest Gate
Hospital during the year.
The number of patients from Walthamstow in Mental Hospitals
was 434 on the 31st December, 1938.
The Connaught Hospital.
The Secretary to the Hospital has kindly supplied the following
information:—
''Of the total number of in-patients admitted during the year,
1,000 were residents of the Borough.
"The following figures show the progress of the Hospital during 1938 as compared with the previous year:—
| No. Admitted | In-Patients Average Stay | Daily Average | Out.Patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases | Attendances | ||||
| 1938 | 1,937 | 20.5 | 108.05 | 14,470 | 78,104 |
| 1937 | 1,865 | 21.35 | 109.93 | 14,798 | 77,437 |
"Particulars as to Staff, Beds and Departmental activities
were the same as those for 1936.
"Operations and Treatments.—During 1938, 1,071 major
operations and 2,978 minor operations were performed, making a
total of 4,049. 18,703 radiographs were taken. There were 13,954