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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
West Ham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Hospital Accommodation. Expectant Mothers.
The Forest Gate Hospital, under the Public Assistance Committee, also admits a large number of women to its Maternity Wards.
| West Ham Residents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of beds | No. of cases admitted | No. Confined | No. of weeks spont | |
| Queen Mary's Hospital | 45 | 473 | 411 | 840 |
| Plaistow Maternity Hospital | 56 | 890 | 807 | 1712 |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 40 | 248 | 220 | 708 |
Hospitals for Children under 5 years of age.
Under the existing arrangements children under five years
of age can be admitted for treatment to St. Mary's Hospital,
Plaistow, and to the Invalid and Crippled Children's Hospital,
Balaam Street, E.13. The majority of children admitted to the
latter Hospital are suffering from some dietetic disorder, and are
referred for admission through the Senior Assistant Medical
Officer for Maternity and Child Welfare. Sixteen cots are
reserved at this Hospital for such cases. The type of case
admitted to St. Mary's Hospital varies, being chiefly acute
medical or surgical cases.
If necessary, such children can be admitted to the surgical ward of the Society's Hospital, where the Council reserve four beds for this purpose.
| West Ham Residents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of beds | No. of cases admitted | No. of weeks spent | |
| (1) St. Mary's Hospital, E.13 | 10 | 178 | 615 |
| (2) Children's Hospital, Balaam Street, E.13 | |||
| (a) Babies' Ward | 16 | 200 | 804 |
| (b) Orthopoedic Ward | 4 | 28 | 53 |