London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The adaptations at the patient's home are carried out to the
specification of the hospital concerned, although the pattern is
largely standard, and the provision may be by adapting an existing
room or by providing an extra room to be used solely for this
purpose. This was necessary in one case in 1971, where a selfcontained
unit was installed in the rear garden of the patient's
house and the photographs shown in the centre pages of this
report (Plates C and D) show this installation in progress and the
interior of the unit.
Before 1971, conversions had been undertaken by this Authority
in two homes, and during that year three further cases were completed
and four more were initiated. The average cost per case
was £1.186, although the cost varied considerably from case to
case according to the special problems associated with each.
Table 19 below gives details of the three cases completed in 1971,
and Table 20 shows cases where action was initiated during the
year for proposed completion in 1972:—
TABLE 19
| Hospital | Date of completion of adaptations | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fulham | February 1971 | £739.86 |
| Lambeth | April 1971 | £1,040.29 |
| Fulham | October 1971 | £1,778.87 |
| (portable unit provided) |
TABLE 20
| Hospital | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Fulham | £1,015 |
| London | £950 |
| St. Helier | £850 |
| Fulham | £1,000 |