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Hackney 1914

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914

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PHTHISIS: SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION.

Classes for which accommodation is provided.By whom provided.• Where situated.Total number of Beds.How are patients selected ?Are patients under the care of a resident Medical Officer ?What charge, if any, is made for the use of Beds?Do the Sanitary Authority use— (1) their Isolation Hospital, or (2) their Small-pox Hospital, for cases of Phthisis?Do the Sanitary Authority reserve Beds in any Phthisis Sanatorium. If so, how many, and in what Sanatorium ?Do the Sanitary Authority provide portable open-air Shelters or Tents?
(a) Early casesThe Guardians of the Hackney Union.Queen Mary's Hospital for Children (M A.R ) Carshalton.*2By grant of Indoor relief by Guardians and subsequent classification by Medical Officer.Yes.None to destitute persons. Liable relatives pay according to ability.No.No.No.
The Guardians of the Hackney Union.Mill field Home for Children (M A B.), Rustington.*2By grant of Indoor relief by Guardians and subsequent classfication by Medical Officer.No.None to destitute persons. Liable relatives pay according to ability.No.No.No.
(b) Intermediate cases.The Guardians 01 the Hackney Union.Queen Mary's Hospital tor Children (M.A.B.), Carshalton.*2By grant of Indoor relief by Guardians and subsequent classification by Medical Officer.Yes.None to destitute persons. Liable relatives pay according to ability.No.No.No.
The Guardians of the Hackney UnionGrosvenor Sanatorium, Ltd.. Kennington, Ashford, Kent.*7By grant of Indoor relief by Guardians and subsequent classification by Medical Officer.Yes.None to destitute persons. Liable relatives pay according to ability.No.No.No