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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
London County Council 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Special Hospitals—
| Name of hospital. | Where situated. | Date of opening. | Acreage (approx.) | Accommodation (3lst December, 1934). | Medical superintendent. | Matron. | Steward. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of beds in special wards (isolation, separation, discharge etc.) | Number of beds in ordinary wards. | Total number of beds. | |||||||
| Joyce Green hospital (fever or smallpox) | Dartford, Kent. The River hospitals. | 28th December, 1903 | 254 | 150 | 836 | 986 | A. F. Cameron, m.a., m.d., c.m., d.p.h. | Miss C. A. Morris, a.r.r.c. | W. H. Golden. |
| Orchard hospital (fever or smallpox ) | Erected 1902 | 63 | 24 | 640 | 664 | ||||
| Long Reach pier buildings (smallpox). | 27th February, 1902 | 24¼ | — | 48 | 248 | ||||
| Long Reach „ hospital. | Hospital reconstructed 1928-29 | 200 J | |||||||
| ‡St Margaret's hospital (ophthalmia neonatorum and vulvo-vaginitis) | Leighton-road, Kentish Town, N.W.5. | 16th September, 1918 | - | 75 | - | 75 | Miss D. M. Howard b.a., l.m.s.s.a. (visiting medical officer). | Miss K. M. Hosken | - |
| Sheffield St. hospital (venereal) | Kingsway, W.C.2 | 21st June, 1920 | - | 82 | - | 82 | Miss M. Hamilton-Johnstone, b.a., m.b., b.ch., b.a.o., d.o.m.s. (visiting medical officer). | Miss G. M. W. Nash. | - |
| Hospitals forTuberculosis. | |||||||||
| King George V sanatorium | Nr. Godalming, Surrey. | 8th June, 1922 | 62 | — | 232 | 232 | j. Watt, m.a., m.d., ch.b., d.p.h. | Miss M. Sheehan | F. C. Barkway. |
| Pinewood sanatorium | Wokingham, Berks. | 7th July, 1919 (Used Sot male patients until 29th Nov., 1921, then closed and reopened for female patients on 8th March, 1922.) | 82 | - | 160 | 160 | W. C. Fowler, m.d., b.s. | Miss K. Skinner | E. J. Brady. |
| Colindale hospital | Colindale-avenue, Hendon, N.W.9. | 1st January, 1920 | 24½ | - | 349 | (d) 349 | F. R. G. Heaf, b.a., m.d. | Miss W. P. Solomon. | J. Watts. |
| Grove Park hospital | Lee, S.E.12 | 9th February, 1926 | 52 | — | 322 | 322 | M. H. Logg, m.d., ch.b. | Miss E. A. T. O'Brien. | H. Parker. |
| Heatherwood hospital | Ascot, Berks | 1st October, 1934 (Founded in 1922 by and formerly under control of the United Services Fund) | 55¼ | 14 | 136 | 150 | E. S. Evans, f.r.c.s. m.b., b.s. | Miss M. Campbell | F. Duffett. |
| ‡Transferred to General Hospitals on 1st April, 1935. | |||||||||