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APPENDICES.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
This District is one of the constituent Authorities forming
part of the Wandle Valley Joint Isolation Hospital, the other
Authorities being the Beddington and Wallington, Mitcham, and
Merton and Morden Urban District Councils.
The Hospital, which was established by the Croydon Rural
District Council, was first opened for the reception of patients at
the beginning of March, 1899. The accommodation then provided
was 10 beds for Scarlet Fever cases, 10 beds for Diphtheria cases,
4 beds for Typhoid Fever cases, and 4 beds for doubtful cases.
The nominal number of beds is now 78, but on many occasions
a much larger number of patients have been under treatment at
the same time.
The enlargements and additions made to the Hospital since its
first erection have been :—
1904. Scarlet Fever pavilion for 22 beds, which was opened
in June, 1905.
Additional dormitory to administrative block.
Hand laundry converted to a steam laundry.
1910. Cubicle block for 12 beds.
Quarters for Resident Medical Officer.
1922. Cubicle block for 16 beds.
1925. Electric lighting installed.
By arrangement with the Surrey County Council, cases of
Tuberculosis have been admitted, but in November, owing to the
large number of cases of ordinary infectious diseases being under
treatment, it was deemed advisable to suspend the admittance of
cases of Tuberculosis.
Since the Hospital was opened, 9,909 patients have been under
treatment.