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Summary of Nursing Arrangements. 45
but, in addition, use is made of the General and Children's
Hospital situated in the County of London. An annual donation is
made by the Barnes District Council to the three Hospitals first
mentioned.
It is frequently found to be a difficult matter to secure
Hospital treatment for patients resident in this area; provision to
meet this deficiency is desirable, and I consider would best be
made by increased facilities for treatment at existing institutions.
(4) Fever Hospital. The Barnes Isolation Hospital,
situated in South Worple Way, Mortlake, is provided by the
Council for the treatment of cases of infectious disease, and has
accommodation (on the Ministry of Health's basis) for 40 cases
apportioned as follows:—
12 beds for Scarlet Fever,
14 beds for Diphtheria.
14 beds for the purpose of observation, isolation of cases
of cross infection, or treatment of infectious diseases other
than Scarlet Fever or Diphtheria.
(5) Smallpox Hospital. Hospital accommodation for cases
of Smallpox arising in this District is provided, by arrangement
with the Surrey County Council, at the Smallpox Isolation
Hospital at Clandon, Surrey.
The removal of cases to the Hospital by ambulance is undertaken
by the Surrey County Council at the cost of the Barnes
District Council.
(6) General Hospitals.—There is no general hospital situated
within the District. Use is made of the Richmond and Putney
Hospitals, and of the General and Special Hospitals situated in the
County of London.
Increased facilities for both in-patient and out-patient treatment
of cases of non-infectious diseases are urgently required, and,
here again, as in connection with the lack of provision for the treatment
of children's diseases referred to above, I am of opinion that
further provision made should be by increasing the facilities for
treatment at already established institutions.