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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 1935
[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:—
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District Medical Officers
| Number of Men | Number of Women | Number of Children | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New cases seen | 1395 | 3107 | 3626 |
| Total No of cases seen | 6166 | 17595 | 9393 |
| No referred by Relief Sub- Committees | 380 | 408 | 416 |
| Attendances at Surgery | 6402 | 17011 | 7318 |
| Sent to Institutions | |||
| Voluntary Hospitals | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 176 | 271 | 186 |
| Mental | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Otherwise | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Central Home | 76 | 93 | 4 |
| Forest House | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Aldersbrook Homes | — | — | — |
| Plaistow Hospital | 2 | 5 | 80 |
| Discharged as no longer in need of treatment | 781 | 1324 | 2045 |
| New cases seen at Domiciliary visit Fresh cases transferred from | 388 | 1027 | 1431 |
| (a) Institutions | 2 | 16 | 14 |
| (b) General Practitioners | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Total No of Domiciliary visits | 1357 | 4740 | 3691 |
| Visits paid by District Nurse | 201 | 3198 | 2052 |
| Deaths | 10 | 44 | 5 |
| Total No on register as receiving treatment from DMO on 28/12/35 | 234 | 648 | 283 |
| Prescriptions made up | 7622 | 22908 | 7878 |