Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending 31st December, 1947
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The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1947 was 1,289, viz., pulmonary 1,033, non-pulmonary 256, an increase of 55 on the total for last year.
Accommodation for Tuberculosis cases in the County of Middlesex as at 31st December as follows:—
Institution | Adults | Children | Type of Case | |
---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | |||
Harefield County | 194 | 176 | 66 | Pulmonary—sanatorium |
Hospital | 4 | 4 | 10 | „ —observation |
Clare Hall County | 282 | 216 | 34 | „ —sanatorium |
Hospital | 14 | 14 | „ —hospital | |
Danesbury Manor, Welwyn | — | 55 | — | „ —convalescent |
Grim's Dyke, Harrow Weald | 50 | — | — | „ —rehabilitation |
White House, Milford | 30 | — | — | „ —chronic |
Ashford County Hospital | 28 | 28 | — | „ —hospital |
Central Middlesex County Hospital | 28 | 30 | _ | ,, – ,, |
Chase Farm Hospital | 17 | 17 | — | ,, – ,, |
North Middlesex County Hospital | 8 | 8 | — | ,, – ,, |
Redhill County Hospital | 34 | 36 | — | ,, – ,, |
West Middlesex County Hospital | 45 | 43 | _ | ,, – ,, |
Of the beds shown above, the following were not available for use, owing to shortage of nursing and domestic staff:—
Harefield County Hospital | 53 male | 32 female | 26 children |
Clare Hall County Hospital | 97 ,, | 36 „ | 20 „ |
Redhill County Hospital | 10 „ | 10 „ | — |
West Middx. County Hospital | 25 ,, | — | — |