Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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List of Special Hospitals.
Name of hospital. | Where situated. | Date of opening. | Acreage (approx.) | Accommodation (31st December, 1934). | Medical superintendent. | Matron. | Steward. | ||
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Number of beds in special wards (isolation, separation, discharge etc.). | Number of beds in ordinary wards. | Total number of beds. | |||||||
Infectious hospitals. | |||||||||
Brook hospital (fever) (a) | Shooters-hill, S.E.18 | 31st August, 1896 | 29¼ | 104 | 448 | 552 | J. V. Armstrong, m.d., D.P.H. | Miss M. E. Quinlan, A.R.R.C. | H. W. Lowe. |
Eastern „ „ | Homerton-grove, E.9 1st February, 1871 (Enlarged in April, 1921, by the purchase from the City of London Guardians of the adjoining institution standing on a site of about 6 acres). | 15 | 91 | 470 | 561 | H. M. Pereira, l.r.c.p., l.r.c.s., l.r.f.p.s. d.p.h. | Miss Barcham | W. W. Spencer. | |
Grove ,, ,, | Tooting-grove, Tooting Graveney, S.W.17. | 17th August, 1899 | 22¾ | 124 | 432 | 556 | J. H. Whitaker, m.d., d.p.h. | Miss M. H. Griffith. | W. B. Simpson. |
North-Eastern ,, hospital. | St. Ann's-road, S. Tottenham, N. 15. | 8th October. 1892 | 28 | 124 | 537 | 661 | E. H. r. Harries, m.d., d.p.h. | Miss A. Evans | H. P. Austin. |
North-Western ,, hospital. | Lawn-road, Hampstead, N.W.3. | 25th January, 1870 | 12¼ | 67 | 343 | 410 | A. Joe, d.s.o., m.d., d.p.h. d.t.m. & h. | Miss S. M. Kelly | J. S. Gibson. |
Park hospital ,, | Hither Green, S.E.13 | 8th November, 1897 | 23 | 132 | 480 | 612 | H. S. Banks, m.a., m.d., d.p.h. | Miss J. H. Balsillie. | W. C. Oakshett. |
South-Eastern ,, hospital. | Avonley-road, New Cross, S.E 14. | 17th March, 1877. (Reconstructed 1904-1906 and reopened 2nd July, 1906.) | 13 | 96 | 384 | 480 | G. W. Ronaldson, m.d., d.p.h. | Miss F. M. Campbell. | G. Gay. |
South-Western „ hospital. | Landor-road, Stock-well, S.W.9. | 31st January, 1871. | 8½ | 65 | 258 | 323 | N. W. Walmsley, m.d., d.p.h. | Miss A. Fraser | R. C. Letts. |
Western hospital „ | Seagrave-road, Fulham, S.W.6. | 10th March, 1877 | 13¾ | 158 | 363 | 521 | J. D. Rolleston, m.a., m.d., f.r.c.p. | Miss E. Clarke | G. A. Ward |
Northern hospital (b) (convalescent fever) | Winchmore Hill, N.21 | 25th September, 1887 | 35¾ | 60 | *652 | 712 | G. A. Borthwick, m.d., d.p.h., d.t.m. & h. | Miss A. Roberts | H. Hooper. |
Southern Upper hospital (convalescent fever) | Dartford, Kent | October, 1890 | 160 | 138 | 639 | 777 | G. L. Thompson,m.b.,ch.b. | Miss A. T. Hyde | S. H. Flinn. |
Southern Lower hospital (c) (convalescent fever | Dartford, Kent | Erected 1902 | 36 | 731 | 767 | ||||
*Including 100 beds for tuberculosis shown separately below. |