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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
Willesden 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Present No. of Beds and Cots. | No. of Beds and Cots at 1st April, 1918. | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 96 | 72 |
| Diphtheria | 28 | 40 |
| Isolation for Typhoid Fever, Cerebro Spinal Fever, and cases of doubtful diagnosis and other diseases | 38 | 24 |
| Total | 162 | 136 |
| Air Raids | 0 | 28 |
| Total | 162 | 164 |
| Diseases of Children | 0 | 36 |
| Cases of Pregnancy and Parturition and Diseases of Women | 0 | 21 |
| Total | 162 | 221 |
It will be observed that under the arrangement to come
into operation on 1st April, 1918, there will be no reduction
in the number of beds available for infectious diseases
although the isolation accommodation will be less. If E
Ward were not reserved for air raids the total number of
beds available for infectious diseases would be 164 as compared
with 162 previously. With E Ward reserved for air
raids it will be possible to admit only a few, if any, cases
of measles and whooping cough, depending on the accommodation
which from time to time may be available.
Medical and Nursing Staff.—The staff required for the
hospital with 221 beds taking in the various diseases mentioned
above and including the admission by day and night
of cases of pregnancy, parturition and diseases of women and
children is as follows:—
2 Resident Medical Officers.
1 Visiting Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.
1 Matron.