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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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WHIPPS CROSS HOSPITAL.
| Acute | MEN Sub-acute | Chronic | Acute | WOMEN Sub-acutc | Chronic | Acute | CHILDREN Sub-acute | Chronic | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted | 3782 | – | 14 | 3804 | – | 19 | 2050 | – | 1 | 9670 |
| Discharged | 2990 | – | 129 | 3170 | – | 105 | 1840 | – | 6 | 8240 |
| Seen as out-patients | 428 | – | 147 | 126 | – | – | 107 | – | 1 | 809 |
| Not admitted | 415 | – | 32 | 150 | – | 14 | 184 | – | 2 | 797 |
| Admitted by means of :— | MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN | |||||||
| Relieving Officer and District Med. Officer | 229 | 336 | 378 | 943 | ||||||
| Gen. Practitioner and Relieving; Officer | 3146 | 3125 | 1467 | 7738 | ||||||
| M.O.H | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Otherwise | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | ||||||
| Transferred from other Institutions | 195 | 161 | 124 | 380 | ||||||
| Police (not accidents) | 83 | 54 | 4 | 141 | ||||||
| Accidents | 160 | 75 | 49 | 284 | ||||||
| Med. Superintendent | 74 | 68 | 22 | 164 | ||||||
| No. of infectious cases | 319 | 209 | 166 | 694 | ||||||
| Transferred to other Institutions | 255 | 252 | 185 | 692 | ||||||
| Deaths | 742 | 525 | 187 | 1454 | ||||||
| Total No. being treated in hospital on 30/12/33 | 365 | 320 | 270 | 955 | ||||||
| No. of vacant beds, if any | – | – | – | – | ||||||
No. of cases seen by
Consultants 3435
Ophthalmic 329
Aural 550
Light 1475
Gynaecologist 75
Surgeon 259
Neurologist 231
Dentist 326
Urologist 190
No. of cases allocated to :
West Ham 1599
Essex 1127
East Ham 709
X-ray:
West Ham 1376
Essex 1393
East Ham 710