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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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WORK CARRIED OUT UNDER PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
The following statistics are in respect of the District Medical
Officers, also Forest Gate Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital,
Central Home, and Forest House:—
District Medical Officers.
| Number of Men. | Number of Women. | Number of Children. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New cases seen | 1574 | 3619 | 5534 |
| Total No. of cases seen | 5738 | 17869 | 12901 |
| No. referred by Relief Sub-Committee | 658 | 608 | 784 |
| Attendances at Surgery | 5824 | 17130 | 9723 |
| Sent to Institutions:— | |||
| Voluntary Hospitals | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 252 | 284 | 322 |
| Mental | 2 | 4 | — |
| Otherwise | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Central Home | 86 | 136 | 2 |
| Forest House | 1 | 1 | — |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Aldersbrook Homes | — | — | — |
| Plaistow Hospital | 3 | 7 | 119 |
| Discharged as no longer in need of treatment | 1062 | 3613 | 3299 |
| New cases seen at Domiciliary visit | 369 | 1197 | 2713 |
| New cases transferred from | |||
| (a) Institutions | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| (b) General Practitioner | 5 | — | 2 |
| Total No. of Domiciliary visits paid | 971 | 4457 | 6878 |
| Visits paid by District Nurse | 123 | 2966 | 4192 |
| Deaths | 10 | 40 | 15 |
| Total No. on register as receiving treatment from D.M.O. on 29/12/34 | 207 | 593 | 427 |
| Prescriptions made up | 6435 | 21785 | 10794 |
| Total No. of vaccinations or re-vaccinations | 83 | 484 | |