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General Provision of Health Services in the Area.
(a) Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority
or the Surrey Comity Council:—
(1) Tuberculosis.—Most Wimbledon patients suffering
from pulmonary tuberculosis are admitted to the
Sanatorium at Milford which is under the administration
of the Surrey County Council. The majority
of the cases of surgical tuberculosis are sent to
St. Anthony's Hospital, Cheam, or similar institutions.
(2) Maternity.—There are at present no Maternity Hospitals
in the area. An extension to the Nelson
Hospital is at present under construction. This will
provide 20 maternity beds. It is hoped that this
maternity block will be opened in September. In
addition, an Ante-natal Department will be established.
(3) Children.—There are no special Children's Hospitals
in Wimbledon. The general hospitals in the area
are available for the purpose. Many of the children
in the Borough receive treatment from the large
London Hospitals such as Great Ormond Street and
Tite Street.
(4) Infectious Diseases.—The Corporation's Isolation
Hospital, at Gap Road, has accommodation for 100
beds for the treatment of patients suffering from
scarlet fever, diphtheria, enteric, erysipelas,
meningitis, etc. In addition, treatment is provided
for certain cases of puerperal sepsis.
(5) Others.—None.
(b) Hospitals available for the area:—
There is only one general hospital in the district, viz.:
the Wimbledon Hospital, Thurston Road, Copse Hill,
which has accommodation for 72 bed cases. In
addition there is the Nelson Hospital for Wimbledon,
Merton and District, which is situated just outside
the boundary. At present this hospital has 62 beds.
The Kingston and District Hospital, which is in
Norbiton, has 500 beds. This hospital is administered
by the Public Assistance Committee of the
Surrey County Council.
(c) Institutions for unmarried mothers:—
Southwark Diocesan Maternity Home at 56, Gap Road,
has accommodation for 12 mothers.
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