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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 1936
[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:—
| Number of Men. | Number of Women. | NumberofChildren. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New cases seen | 1387 | 3290 | 3816 |
| Total No. of cases seen | 5517 | 16062 | 9519 |
| No. referred by Relief Sub-Committees | 319 | 305 | 286 |
| Attendances at Surgery | 5857 | 15033 | 7779 |
| Sent to Institutions:— | |||
| Voluntary Hospitals | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 108 | 179 | 126 |
| Mental | 2 | 4 | - |
| Otherwise | — | — | 7 |
| Central Home | 62 | 97 | 9 |
| Forest House | 1 | 2 | — |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Aldersbrook Homes | — | - | 4 |
| Plaistow Hospital | 1 | 2 | 126 |
| Discharged as no longer in need of treatment | 641 | 1180 | 2053 |
| New cases seen at Domiciliary visit | 449 | 1375 | 2023 |
| Fresh cases transferred from | |||
| (a) Institutions | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| (b) General Practitioners | — | — | - |
| Total No. of Domiciliary visits | 1508 | 5651 | 4583 |
| Visits paid by District Nurse | 225 | 4628 | 3557 |
| Deaths | 15 | 42 | 5 |
| Total No. on register as receiving treatment from D.M. Officers on 2/1/37 | 2922 | 9200 | 5292 |
| Prescriptions made up | 8218 | 25229 | 9731 |