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Bethnal Green 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]

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CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOE DISEASES
OF THE CHEST, VICTORIA PARK.
Dr. Olebar, the Resident Physician at this valuable
Institution, kindly sends me the following report: —
MEDICAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1878.
In-Patients.
Patients under treatment on the 1st January, 1878 101
Admitted since 766
867
Remaining under treatment on 31st December, 1878 ,. 95
Total under treatment during the year 772
Of these there have been—
more or less relieved 695
died 77
Patients admitted from the opening of the Wards, in 1855, to the
31st December, 1878 13,335
Average number resident throughout the year 82
Out-Patients.
Under treatment on the 1st January, 1878 1,210
Admitted since 14,867
16,077
Remaining under treatment on 31st December, 1878 1,085
Total treated during the year 14,992
Patients admitted from the opening of the Institution, in 1848, to
the 31st December, 1878 295,924
Average attendance of Out-Patients each week 1,248
Of the 776 In-Patients admitted during the year
1878, 34 gave their addresses as Bethnal Green, while
of the 14,867 Out-Patients 2,197 gave a similar place
of residence.