Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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Out-Patients.
Under treatment on the 1st January, 1879
1,085
Admitted since
13,937
15,022
Remaining under treatment on 31st December, 1879
1,095
Total for 1879
13,927
Patients admitted from the opening of the Institution, in 1848, to the
31st December, 1879
309,861
Average attendance of Out-Patients each week
1,106
Of the In-Patients admitted, about 60 gave their previous place of
residence as Bethnal Green, while of the Out-Patients 2,081 gave a
similar address.
BETHNALL HOUSE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
To the kindness of Dr. Millar I am indebted for the following
return:
Male.
Female.
No. of Patients 1st January, 1879
144
199
Admitted during 1879
141
179
Discharged „
89
98
Died ,,
38
45
No. on 1st January, 1880
158
235
Average number resident
140
216
QUEEN ADELAIDE'S DISPENSARY.
The Committee of Management of Queen Adelaide's Dispensary
for the Sick Poor of Bethnal Green, in presenting their Thirtieth
Annual Report for the year ending 31st December, 1879, state thai
he Institution continues to do its work with great efficiency, to the
advantage of a needy and densely-crowded population.
The Medical Report of the Charity gives the following results:—
Patients under medical treatment at the commencement of
1879 370
New patients admitted who have had advice and medicine
gratis at the Dispensary, or at their own homes 3019
Visited at their own homes 291
Have died 31
Still under medical treatment 816
To Dr. King, the late Senior Resident Medical Officer, I am indebted for the following return. As will be seen the number of deaths is 10 less than is given above, which is for 53 weeks; a similar discrepancy will be observed in the returns of the other public institutions.
| New Cases. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending 25th March, 1879 | 497 | 112 |
| „ 24th June, 1879 | 419 | 89 |
| ,, 30th September, 1879 | 414 | 58 |
| ,, 30th December, 1879 | 522 | 89 |
| Total | 1852 | 348 |