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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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WHIPPS CROSS HOSPITAL.
| MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute | Sub-acute | Chronic | Acute | Sub-acute | Chronic | Acute | Sub-acute | Chronic | ||
| Admitted | 3644 | — | 17 | 3602 | — | 55 | 2192 | — | 2 | 9562 |
| Discharged | 2955 | — | 90 | 3155 | — | 83 | 2008 | — | — | 8291 |
| Seen as out-patients | 447 | — | 180 | 168 | — | — | 135 | — | — | 930 |
| Not admitted | 416 | — | 8 | 137 | — | 12 | 145 | — | 2 | 720 |
| Admitted by means of:— | MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN | |||||||
| Relieving Officer and District Med. Officer | 210 | 287 | 355 | 852 | ||||||
| Gen. Practitioner and Relieving Officer | 2903 | 3004 | 1622 | 7529 | ||||||
| M.O.H | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | ||||||
| Otherwise | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | ||||||
| Transferred from other Institutions | 177 | 194 | 106 | 477 | ||||||
| Police (not accidents) | 107 | 59 | 7 | 173 | ||||||
| Accidents | 164 | 89 | 63 | 316 | ||||||
| Med. Superintendent | 86 | 59 | 32 | 177 | ||||||
| No. of infectious cases | 291 | 178 | 187 | 656 | ||||||
| Transferred to other Instil tutions | 254 | 242 | 173 | 669 | ||||||
| Deaths | 642 | 482 | 215 | 1339 | ||||||
| Total No. being treated in hospital on 29/32/34 | 331 | 306 | 242 | 879 | ||||||
| No. of vacant beds, if anv | — | — | — | |||||||
No. of cases seen by
Consultants 3981
Ophthalmic 389
Aural 475
Light 1879
Gynaecologist 125
(Orthopaedic)
Surgeon 347
Neurologist 217
Dentist 362
Urologist 187
No. of cases allocated to:
West Ham 1969
Essex 1371
East Ham 641
X-Ray:
West Ham 1364
Essex 1382
East Ham 626