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Chislehurst 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Queen Mary's Hospital.
Queen Mary's Hospital provides a general hospital service with the following beds:—
| Male. | Female. | Children. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | 35 | 32 | — |
| Paediatrics | — | — | 16 |
| Pleural Effusion | 10 | 5 | — |
| Geriatrics | 24 | 24 | — |
| General Surgery | 27 | 23 | 6 |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Traumatic and Orthopaedic | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| Ophthalmology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gynæcology | — | 16 | — |
| Physical Medicine | 3 | 3 | — |
| Private | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Amenity | 1 | 1 | — |
| Unclassified | 3 | 8 | — |
| 122 | 130 | 37 |
Regular Clinics for out-patients are held as follow:—
General Medicine, Diabetic, Diseases of the Chest, Dermatology,
Physical Medicine, Ear, Nose and Throat, Neurology,
General Surgery, Infertility and Birth Control, Pædiatric,
Ophthalmic Surgery, Orthopædic and Traumatic Surgery,
Psychiatry, Gynæcology, Orthodontic and Dental Surgery.
The year has seen work on the long talked of new hospital get
into Stride. The following summary of the operations, so far
planned, has been supplied by Mr. E. V. Parker, F.H.A., Secretary
to the group:—
Phase I, the accommodation for resident nurses and for resident
medical staff, is proceeding and should be completed in February,
1965.
Phase IA, the Maternity Department, should commence in
May, 1964, and it will be a 56-bedded unit with four labour suites,
one equipped for Caesarean sections. It will include its own antenatal
clinic and will also have a special baby care unit.
The plans for Phase II, which will include the out-patient
department, casualty department, major accident centre, x-ray
department, laboratories, general ward unit and the administration
and service departments, have been agreed and this work should
commence in April, 1966. This phase will also include a central
sterile supply department which will serve hospitals in the Bromley,
Sidcup, Orpington and Dartford groups and provide any sterile