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Harrow 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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3. General Hospitals.
The chief change which has been made in the matter of general
hospital accommodation in this last year is that no part of the country
branch of the Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore is now a general hospital.
Redhill County Hospital, the County Council Hospital which serves this
area, too, has been affected by the shortage of nurses to such an extent
that the work of certain special departments has been disorganised.
NURSING HOMES.
Some of the homes have changed hands, and the following is a summary of the changes which have occurred during the year:—
| Additional Registration. | Beds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Heywood Nursing Home, Stanmore | Mrs. M. Guyatt | 7 medical or convalescent or maternity. |
| Beverley Maternity Home, 170, Whitchurch Lane, Edgware. | Miss C. Dear | 3 maternity. |
| Elmside Nursing Home, Sheepcote Road, Harrow | Mrs. F. M. Smith | 6 maternity. |
| Changes in Registration. | Beds. | |
| St. Vincent's Nursing Home, Headstone Lane, N. Harrow. | Mrs. P. B. Thomas | s 9 maternity and others. |
| Maitlands Nursing Home, 54, Marsh Road, Pinner | Mrs. H. Payne | 9 maternity and others. |
| Oakdene Nursing Home, 11, Hindes Road, Harrow. | Mrs. A. Gee | 10 maternity and convalescent. |
| College Hill Nursing Home, 123, College Hill Road, Harrow Weald | Mrs. F. Ellis | 10 maternity, medical, or surgical. |
| Bowden House, London Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill | Bowden House N.H. Association. | 14 mental. |
Three Homes were first registered during the year, having a total of
12 maternity and four other beds, in all 16. At the end of the year
there were 20 registered Homes with 170 beds, half maternity and half for
other patients.
NURSING IN THE HOME.
1. General.
No changes occurred in the year in the arrangements for nursing
in the home. The Greater Harrow District Nursing Association, which
provides this service for most of the district, accepted 3,579 new cases
during the year, 2,005 being dealt with by the staff at Warneford, and
1,579 by that at Belmont. In all, 35,130 visits were paid. There are