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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1899
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1899
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"Return showing the permanent Fever Hospital Accommodation existing and projected—
| (i.) Accommodation existing— | Beds. |
|---|---|
| Eastern Hospital | 362 |
| North-Eastern Hospital* | 406 |
| North-Western Hospital | 460 |
| Western Hospital | 450 |
| South-Western Hospital | 366 |
| Fountain Hospital | 402 |
| Grove Hospital | 528 |
| South-Eastern Hospital | 432 |
| Park Hospital | 548 |
| Brook Hospital | 560 |
| Northern Hospital | 664 |
| Total | 5178 |
| (ii.) Accommodation projected— | |
| 128 | |
| 700 | |
| Total | 828 |
| Grand total | 6,006 |
| "For Small-Pox Patients the existing accommodation is as follows:— | |
| Hospital Ships | 300 |
| Gore Farm, Upper Hospital (At present occupied by Scarlet Fever patients) | 1,000 |
| Gore Farm, Lower Hospital (Wooden buildings) | 192 |
| Total | 1,492" |
* One ward of 20 beds is in use as a temporary discharge room.
† Additional beds when reconstructed.