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Hospital, Chelsea, are under the control of a joint board of
governors. The Royal Masonic Hospital is a private hospital
and Queen Charlotte's is a maternity hospital with its own board
of governors. It is one of the largest of its kind in the country.
The Hammersmith Chest Clinic, established at Hammersmith
Hospital, continued to function during the year, and
sessions are held regularly at the following times:—
Monday mornings
„ afternoons
„ evenings
10 a.m.
1.30 p.m. (routine chest
X-ray)
5.0 p.m. (contacts and refill)
Tuesday mornings
„ afternoons
Wednesday mornings
10 a.m.
2 p.m. (refill)
9.15 a.m. (refill review)
Thursday mornings
afternoons
10 a.m.
2 p.m. (refill)
Friday mornings 10 a.m.
„ afternoons 2 p.m. (children and
B.C.G. Vaccination)
All new patients should bring a letter of introduction from
their family doctor.
Personal Health Services.
These services, which became the responsibility of the
London County Council on the 5th July, 1948, include maternity
and child welfare, diphtheria immunisation, vaccination, day
nurseries, foster mothers and child minders, midwifery, home
helps, home nursing, etc.
Division 1 of the London County Council, the offices of
which are at 129, Fulham Palace Road, W.6, consists of the
metropolitan boroughs of Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith and
Kensington.
Dr. Violet I. Russell, the Divisional Medical Officer, is
responsible for the administration of the services, but she is
assisted in the day-to-day administration by the Medical Officers
of Health of the respective boroughs.
The liaison between the staffs of the county council and
the borough council continue on a very happy and cordial
footing.