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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
Stepney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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There are adequate hospital facilities in the Borough, and the
following is a list of them showing particulars of each:—
| Situation. | No. of beds. | In-patients admitted during the year. | Out-patients. No. dealt with during the year. | Purpose. | Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Hospital, Whitechapel Road. | Male | 420 | 14,634 | 101,242 | General. | Voluntary. |
| Female | 419 | |||||
| Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road. | Male | 155 | 6,315 | 4,461 | General. | L.C.C. |
| Female | 278 | |||||
| Children | 140 | |||||
| St. George-in-the-East Hospital, Raine Street. | Male | 202 | 5,022 | 6,189 | General. | L.C.C. |
| Female | 208 | |||||
| St. Peter's Hospital, Vallance Road. | Male | 220 | 4,323 | 5,327 | General. | L.C.C. |
| Female | 186 | |||||
| Children | 68 | |||||
| South Grove Institution, South Grove. | Male | 444 | 550 | - | General. | L.C.C. |
| Female | 237 | |||||
| London Jewish Hospital, Stepney Green. | Male | 40 | 1,394 | 16,758 | General. | Voluntary. |
| Female | 51 | |||||
| Children | 12 | |||||
| Other | 5 | |||||
| Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children, Glamis Road. | Children | 140 | 1,834 | 13,868 | General. | Voluntary. |
| East End Maternity Hospital, Commercial Road. | 56 | 1,466 | 472 | Maternity. | Voluntary. | |
| Jewish Maternity Hospital, Underwood Street. | 30 | 793 | 115 | Maternity. | Voluntary. | |
The following table shows the average weekly returns of persons using the
various sections of the establishments:—
Mile End
per wk.
Whitechapel
per wk.
St. George's
per wk.
Ratcliffe
per wk.
Warm baths
4740
6900
2925
1570
Swimming baths
807
2475
1050
—
Mechanical laundry
—
—
—
234
Public washhouse
-
—
460
—
Turkish baths
136*
-
-
—
Russian baths
168*
-
-
—
*Average of four recent weeks.
In the warm bath sections there is a small excess of women bathers over
men.
The charges are as follows:—
Warm Bath 1st class (including 2 towels) 6d.
Warm Bath 2nd class (including .1 towel) 2d.
Swimming Bath 1st class (including 2 towels) 6d.
Swimming Bath 2nd class (including 1 towel) 2d.
( During certain periods mixed bathing is permitted in the first class baths)