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West Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Dagenham Sanatorium.
Annual Report for the Year 1926.
At the end of 1925 the number of patients remaining under
treatment were:—
Males 76
Females 47 23
The total admissions during 1926 were:—
Males 179
Females 117 296
The number of deaths was:—
Males 32
Females 20 52
Discharges during the year totalled:—
Males 149
Females 95 244
Leaving under treatment at 31st December, 1926:—
Males 74
Females 49 123*
*Including 22 non-insured persons.
Insured Persons admitted during the year totalled 235, the
remaining 61 being non-insured.
56 Ex-service Men were admitted to the Sanatorium during
the same period.
The Death Rate(calculated on admissions)was 17.56
percent.
In the case of males the percentage was 17.87, and in the
case of females 17.09.