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Chislehurst 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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HOSPITAL SERVICES.
The following hospitals are within the area of the Sidcup
Hospital Management Committee of the South-East Metropolitan
Region, and I am indebted to the Secretary of the Committee for
the information given below.
Cray Valley Hospital.
Provides a general hospital service with the following beds
Maternity 10
Medical 10
Surgical 11
"Section 5" 1
Unclassified 3
Sidcup Cottage Hospital.
A general practitioner hospital with:—
Medical 11
"Secton 4" 1
"Section 5 " 1
A Physical Medicine clinic is held once each week in the
evening.
Queen Mary's Hospital.
Provides a general hospital service with the following beds:—
| Male. | Female. | Children | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | 39 | 20 | - |
| Paediatrics | — | — | 16 |
| Pleural Effusion | 10 | 5 | - |
| Geriatrics | 24 | 24 | - |
| General Surgery | 28 | 20 | 6 |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | — | — | 12 |
| Traumatic and Orthopaedic | 16 | 15 | — |
| Ophthalmology | — | — | 2 |
| Gynzecology | — | 20 | — |
| Private | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Amenity | 1 | 1 | — |
| Unclassified | 7 | 6 | — |
| 127 | 112 | 37 |
Regular Clinics for out-patients are held as follow:—
General Medicine, Diseases of the Chest, Dermatology,
Physical Medicine, Ear, Nose and Throat, Neurology,
General Surgery, Infertility and Birth Control, Pediatric,
Ophthalmic Surgery, Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery,
Psychiatry, Gynaecology, Orthodontic and Dental Surgery.
The Control of Infection Committee, on which I am
represented, continued to function. Voluntary organisations