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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: Table 1.Health Services of West Ham: Financial statement for year 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

Table 1.

Health Services of West Ham: Financial statement for year 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

Service.Total expenditureIncome (excluding GovernmentNet cost of Service
£££
(1) General public health:— Infectious diseases (excluding hospitals)8,029-8,029
Sanitation and general public health14,0945514,039
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act1,451—1,451
Diseases of Animals Act1,502—1,502
Midwives Acts
Shops Acts820—820
Ambulances2,4492952,154
(2) Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis4,877-4,877
(3) Maternity and child welfare service38,2768,94329,333
(4) School medical service20,00231219,690
(5) Venereal diseases2,527—2,527
(6) Mental deficiency service31,0799130,988
(7) Hospitals and institutions:
Isolation Hospital40,8591,75439,105
Sanatoria45,81515145,664
Whipps Cross Hospital187,62156282,467*
Forest Gate Hospital84,2787,78729,744*
Central Home156,38542874,550*
Harold Wood Hospital27,7115,44122,270
South Ockendon Colony18,4964,75513,741
Totals686,27130,574422,951

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* Net cost after deducting income from user-agreements.
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