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15
General Hospitals.
Mayday Hospital—Local Authority's General Hospital.
During the year a Maternity Block of 48 beds, a Special Departments
Block, and a Children's Block of 20 were completed. In addition
a new nurses' home to accommodate 74 nurses was practically
finished. Owing to the dislocation of accommodation caused by
alterations and additions to other parts of the hospital, it has not
yet been possible to use the E Block, which was completed in 1935,
for the purposes intended, viz., for acute medical and surgical cases.
Owing to the vacation of the old Maternity Block, Ward Block E
was used as a Lying-in and Gynaecological unit until the new
Maternity Block was ready for occupation. During the whole of
the year the X-ray plant was out of action. Minor work was done
by means of a portable apparatus, whilst major work was done at
the Radiologist's rooms.