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Yiewsley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Yiewsley]
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Tuberculosis.
Under the scheme of the County Council for dealing with
Tuberculosis provision is made for—
(a) The Diagnosis, Supervision, and Treatment of
Patients as Out Patients at the County
Council's Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
(b) The Treatment as In Patients of suitable cases at
Residential Institutions.
The facilities provided are available to residents in all parts of
the County suffering from any form of the disease. Dr. Atkinson,
one of the County Council Tuberculosis Medical Officers, attends
weekly at the Tuberculosis Dispensary, 156, High Street, Uxbridge.
With very few exceptions all parents in need of Institutional Treatment are accommodated at the following Institutions.
| Number of Beds. | Type of Case. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children. | |||
| M. | F. | |||
| Middlesex County Council Sanatorium, Harefield | 129 | 129 | Sanatorium and 8 observation (children) | |
| Middlesex County Council Dispensary, Bell Road, Hounslow | 9 | 7 | Observation | |
| Middlesex County Council Hospital, Twickenham Road, Isleworth | 40 | Hospital | ||
| Clare Hall, South Minns | 120 | 66 | Late Sanatorium and Hospital | |
Surgical Tuberculosis.
The County Council has six beds for Children reserved for its
use at the Victoria House, Margate.
In all other cases application for admission is made to one or
other of the existing institutions approved by the Ministry of Health,
for the treatment of Surgical Tuberculosis.
In every case Institutional Treatment is provided on the basis
of the payment of a suitable contribution by the patient or relatives
if the means of the family justify this.