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'26
HOSPITAL AND OTHER FORMS OF GRATUITOUS
MEDICAL RELIEF.
I am again indebted to the Secretaries of the Hospitals
situated in the Borough for kindly giving me information regarding gratuitous medical relief.
The Seamen's Hospital have admitted, treated and maintained 496 Greenwich patients for an average of twenty-five days
each, as compared with 500 persons with an average of 26 days
last year ; in addition to which there have been 4,080 Outpatients,
making approximately 26,100 attendances of persons
belonging to the Borough of Greenwich. The number of Outpatients
for the previous year was 2,900, which shows an
increase of 1,180, with a corresponding increase in the number
of Out-patient attendances.
Miller General Hospital admitted, treated and maintained 465 Greenwich persons for an average of twenty-two days
as against 300 last year. 6,531 Out-patients have also been
treated, the total attendances being approximately 40,369.
With the new ward block, which was formally opened by
H.R.H. The Duchess of York on the 14th of May, 1929, the
number of available beds was increased to 151.
This additional accommodation consists of three wards,
named "The Morris Ward," "The William Shepherd Ward,"
and the " Borough of Deptford War Memorial Children's Ward,"
each containing 24 beds and two private rooms for paying
patients. The Children's Ward is specially constructed with
glass parlitions. so that in the event of an outbreak of infectious
disease the area of infection may be limited.
In the corridor of the new ward block the Borough of
Greenwich War Memorial Tablet has been fixed.
The other new extensions were the twin theatre suite
consisting of two theatres, anæesthetic rooms, sterilizing room,
duty room and surgeons' retiring room. The first part of the
Nurses' Home, which was greatly needed, is situated in Catherine
Grove.
Other improvements were the provision of adequate kitchen
accommodation and stores.