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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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WHIPPS CROSS HOSPITAL.
| MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute | Sub-acute | Chronic | Acute | Sub-acute | Chronic | Acute | Sub-acute | Chronic | ||
| Admitted | 4023 | - | 81 | 4144 | — | 78 | 2003 | — | — | 10329 |
| Discharged | 3191 | — | 75 | 3515 | — | 75 | 1810 | — | — | 8666 |
| Seen as out-patients | 490 | — | 274 | 116 | — | 5 | 144 | — | — | 1029 |
| Not admitted | 467 | — | 23 | 182 | - | 22 | 162 | - | 856 | |
| Admitted by means of:— | MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN | |||||||
| Relieving Officer and District Med. Officer | 195 | 270 | 186 | 651 | ||||||
| Gen. Practitioner and Relieving Officer | 3378 | 3551 | 1552 | 8481 | ||||||
| M.O.H | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | ||||||
| Otherwise | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | ||||||
| Transferred from other Institutions | 197 | 191 | 146 | 534 | ||||||
| Police (not accidents) | 101 | 67 | 8 | 176 | ||||||
| Accidents | 135 | 79 | 69 | 283 | ||||||
| Med. Superintendent | 94 | 55 | 29 | 178 | ||||||
| No. of infectious cases | 300 | 180 | 103 | 583 | ||||||
| Transferred to other Institutions | 269 | 247 | 171 | 687 | ||||||
| Deaths | 766 | 589 | 173 | 1528 | ||||||
| Total No. in hospital or 2/1/37 | 370 | 344 | 249 | 963 | ||||||
No. of cases seen
by Consultants 4927
Skin 422
Ophthalmic 595
Aural 390
Light 1933
Gynaecologist 77
Surgeon 353
Neurologist 177
Dentist 274
Urologist 249
Anaesthetist 457
No. of cases allocated
to:-
West Ham 2526
Essex 1809
East Ham 592
X-Ray:
West Ham 1862
Essex 1649
East Ham 631