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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The Council made a grant of £30 to the Hospital.
| Institutions | Men | Women | Children | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Homes | 148 | 164 | 53* | 365 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 677 | 714 | 199 | 1,590 |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 12 | 82 | 5 | 99 |
| Harold Wood Hospital | - | - | - | - |
| Forest House | 15 | 16 | - | 31 |
| Aldersbrooke Children's Homes | - | - | 45 | 45 |
*The majority of these children were ultimately transferred to
Alderabrooke.
481 infants (7 stillborn) were born to Walthamstow mothers in
Forest Gate Hospital during the year.
The number of patients from Walthamstow in Mental Hospitals
was 430 on the 31st December, 1939.
The Connaught Hospital.
| No. Admitted | In- Patients Average Stay | Daily Average | Out- Patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases | Attendances | ||||
| 1939 | 1,390 | 20.96 | 83.10 | 8,448 | 56,632 |
| 1938 | 1,937 | 20.5 | 108.05 | 14,470 | 78.104 |
The decrease in figures is, of course, due to the fact that a number
of beds have been allocated for casualties under the Emergency
Hospital Scheme, and also certain Out-patient Departments were
temporarily closed owing to the outbreak of war, but they are now
in full swing again.
| 1938. | 1939. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Total amount of out-relief granted to Walthamstow residents during year ended 31st December | 51,598 | 11 | 52,360 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| Average weekly number of Walthamstow residents in receipt of relief during year ended 31st December | Men | 707 | 733 | |||
| Women | 1,154 | 1,171 | ||||
| Children | 597 | 536 | ||||
| Total | 2,458 | 2,440 | ||||
2. Maternity and Child Welfare.—See Section H of the
Report.