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No. of Beds.
741 (certified), 800 (approx. occupied).
No. of Words.
24.
No. of Beds for Medical Cases.
Variously allocated according to the demand made upon the Institution
by orders for admission.
No. of Beds for Surgical Cases.
Variously allocated according to the demand made upon the Institution
by orders for admission.
No. of Staff.
493.
Medical Staff.
Medical Superintendent, 6 Resident M.O.'s, 8 Consultants (including
Gynecologist, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Urologist, Ear, Eyes and
Throat Surgeon, Neurologist, Ophthalmic Surgeon, Anaesthetist,
Light Specialist).
Nursing Staff.
Matron, Asst. Matron, 11 Sisters, 52 Nurses (wards), 4 Nurses (other
duties), 111 Probationers, 11 Male Nurses.
Domestic Staff.
50 females (resident), 85 males (including Steward-non-resident), 24
Orderlies, 25 Ward Maids, 18 Half-day Ward Maids).
Administrative Staff.
Stewards, Engineers, Clerks, Storekeepers, Mechanics, etc., 85.
Diseases Treated.
Acute surgical and fractures, Chronic medical and surgical cases,
Gynaecological, Children's Diseases, Tuberculosis, mixed cases.
CENTRAL HOME.
Description.
The Central Home is situated at Union Road, Leyton, and is
comprised within an area of some eleven acres, and was built in
1840. It consists of a series of blocks of buildings, some separate
and some adjoining each other, which are used as administrative
buildings and for housing chronic sick, mental and able-bodied
persons, and most of the wards are unsuitable for the purpose of
treating chronic sick cases.
No. of Beds.
1,807 (cert.), including 1,000 (approx.) able-bodied.
No. of Wards.
14 Blocks.
No. of Beds for Medical Cases.
No. of Beds for Surgical Cases.
1,000 (approx.).
No. of Staff.
442.
Medical Staff.
Medical Superintendent, 2 R.M.O.'s, 2 Dispensers.
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