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HOSPITALS IN THE BOROUGH OF FULHAM
DETAILS SUPPLIED BY COURTESY OF THE FULHAM AND
KENSINGTON HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
(1) Fulham Hospital St.Dunstan's Road, W.6.
A general hospital for acute medical and surgical cases, mental observation
unit; 87 beds for Chronic Sick: Out-patient Department. Number of staffed beds 384.
(2) Fulham Maternity Hospital
5-7 Parsons Green, S.W.6.
Number of staffed beds- 30.
(3) Western Hospital Seagrave Road, S.W.6.
A hospital for the treatment of infectious diseases of all kinds: poliomyelitis
unit: rehabilitation unit: pulmonary tuberculosis wards, 58 beds. Number of
staffed beds 209.
(4) Fulham Chest Clinic
114 New King's Road, S.W.6.
Various types of clinic sessions held for the out patient treatment of tuberculosis
and other chest conditions
(5) Hurlingham Lodge Hurlingham Road, S.W.6.
London County Council Hostel for homeless infective tuberculous men 28 beds
(6) There are two Homes registered by the London County Council in the Borough
The Glazbury Nursing Home. 20 Glazbury Road, W.14.
and
94, Sedlescombe Road, S.W.6, which is a private
home for blind men and women (6 residents).
REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE WESTERN HOSPITAL
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER. 1956
SUPPLIED BY COURTESY OF DR. W.H. KELLEHER, PHYSICIAN SUPERINTENDENT
Infectious Diseases Unit
1,409 patients suffering from infectious or suspected infectious disease were
admitted during the year by far the larger proportion being children under fourteen
years. Most of the patients came from the London Boroughs but some, mostly cases of
poliomyelitis were admitted from the Home Counties or even further afield,
Although the incidence of the disease was not so high as in 1955, 256 cases of
Poliomyelitis or suspected poliomyelitis were admitted The diagnosis was confirmed in
125 cases 93 being of the paralytic and 32 of the non-paralytic type (Comparable figures
for 1955 were:- Paralytic cases - 123: Non-paralytic cases 66),