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St Giles (Camden) 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894
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*On the 25th August i received a communication from the
Metropolitan Asylums Bord, giving a list of the Hospitals and
infirmaries which have promised to provide accommodation for
patients, viz.:-
| Name of Sanitary District in which the accommodation is situate. | No. of Beds. | In what Building. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division of Metropolis. | St. Martin-in-the-Fields | 15 | Charing Cross Hospital, Strand, W.C. |
| Strand | 10 | French Hospital, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.C. | |
| Do | King's College Hospital, Portugal Street, W.C. | ||
| 50 | St. Giles Infirmary, Endell Street, W.C. | ||
| Holborn | 4 | Italian Hospital, 40, Queen's Square, W.C. | |
| City | 20 | St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, E.C. | |
2.—Refuges.
When the question of accommodation for persons not
actually suffering from the disease was discussed last year,
the Committee authorised the Officers of the Board to make
use of the premises No. 198, High Holborn. This house,
however, is, I am informed by the Clerk to the Board, not
now available, and it is therefore, in my opinion, extremely
desirable that some such accommodation should be provided.
It has suggested itself to me, that on a great emergency,
certain of the waiting rooms at the Coroner's Court, Goldsmith
Street, might be set apart as a temporary refuge,
which would not interfere with the object for which the
building is at present used, but I think it is highly desirable
that communication should be entered into with the owners
of closed premises in the district, with a view of their being
let to the Board for the purpose.
3.—Removal of Patients.
The Metropolitan Asylums' Board, has written to me to
say that it will be prepared to provide hand-litters, placed
at convenient situations, for the removal of the sick.