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Walthamstow 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Comparison of attendances with previous years:-

Comparison of attendances with previous years:-

194319421941194019391938
New cases524424299260329319
Old cases1,6181.3031,0231,1831,2341,179
Totals:2,1421,7271,3221,4431,5631,498

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Sixty patients were referred to the Clinics by private doctors.
Forty-eight patients were referred to Hospital.
SCABIES' CLINIC
The weekly diagnostic session was continued at the Town Hall
and treatment facilities at the Public Gas Cleansing Centre
adjoining the Public Baths. The arrangements detailed in the
1942 Report were continued and the entire staffing was carried
out by personnel of the Civil Defence Casualty Service under the
supervision of Civil Defence trained nurses. All the personnel
gave excellent service.
1,045 cases were treated during the year receiving
3,415 treatments.
(d) HOSPITALS.- There were no changes during 1943 in the Hospital
services used by the inhabitants of the Borough.
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 Boroughs of East Ham and
West Ham.

Table: 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 1943:-

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 1943:-

InstitutionsMenWomenChildrenTotal.
Central Home12213646x304
Whipps Cross Hospital5527453391636
Forest Gate Hospital259162
Harold Wood Hospital45-9
Forest House54-9
Aldersbrooke Children's Homes--5656

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xThese children were ultimately transferred to Aldersbrooke.
43 infants were born to Walthamstow mothers in Forest Gate
Hospital during the year.
The number of patients from Wal thamstow in Mental Hospitals
was 385 on the 31st.December, 1943.
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,
869 were residents of the Borough.

Table: "The following figures show the progress of the Hospital during 1943 as compared with the previous year:-

"The following figures show the progress of the Hospital during 1943 as compared with the previous year:-

No. AdmittedIn-PatientsOut-Pat ients
Average StayDaily AverageNew CasesAttendances
1943201816.0488.1912,59275,466
1942196116.2686.7913,33579,028

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"Particulars as to Staff, Beds and Departmental activities:-
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