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Hornsey 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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PUBLIC MORTUARY
The Hornsey mortuary and post-mortem room are situated at the
Central Depot, Hornsey High Street. During the year 104 bodies were
admitted and post-mortems carried out on all of them. Inquests were
held on 8 bodies.
HOSPITAL SERVICES IN HORNSEY
The Hospital services in Hornsey are administered by the
North-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board,
11a, Portland Place, W.l.
through the Archway and Northern Hospital Management Committees
as follows :—
Archway Group —
Offices: "Copley Dene," 46 Cholmeley Park, Highgate, N.6.
Alexandra Maternity Home,
11 Alexandra Park Road,
Muswell Hill, N.10. Tudor 1759.
Hornsey Central Hospital,
Park Road, Hornsey, N.8.
Mountview 6244.
Santa Claus Home for Sick
Children,
55 Cholmeley Park, Highgate, N.6.
Mountview 4924.
Maternity
29 beds.
General
61 beds.
Convalescent
Children's Home
26 beds.
(Ceased to be used as a Children s Home as from
13th February, 1954)
Northern Group :—
Offices : Northern Group Hospital Management Committee,
Royal Northern Hospital,
Hollowav Road. N.7.
Coppetts Wood Isolation Hospital,
Coppetts Road, Muswell Hill, N.10.
Tudor 9792.
Radlett House,
Southwood Lane, Highgate, N.6.
Mountview 8778.
Infectious diseases
144 beds.
Chronic sick
45 beds.
Other Hospitals :—
St. Luke's Woodside Hospital,
Woodside Avenue, Muswell Hill,
N.10. Tudor 8311.
(Administered by Middlesex
Hospital, Mortimer Street, W.l.)
In-patients Wing of the
Department of Psychological
Medicine.
74 beds (7 private).
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