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HOSPITALS.
This District comes within the ambit of two Hospital Groups
of the S.W. Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, viz., the Croydon
and Redhill Groups, which are centred on the Croydon
General Hospital, London Road, Croydon, (Tel. No.: CROydon
7755), and the Redhill County Hospital, Earlswood Common,
Redhill, (Tel. No.: Redhill 3581).
The majority of the local residents needing in-patient hospital
treatment are admitted to the Redhill County Hospital, especially
the local maternity cases, but out-patients treatment is supplied by
both Groups, while a proportion attend Out-patient's Departments
at St. Helier's Hospital and the London Hospitals.
CLINICS ADMINISTERED BY THE GROUP HOSPITAL
BOARDS.
Tuberculosis—
62, Whytecliffe Road, Purley Every Monday 1.30-3.30p.m.
Venereal Disease—
Croydon General Hospital Males:
Tuesdays, 7p.m.
Saturdays, 10.45a.m.
Women and Children:
Tuesdays, 11.0a.m.
Fridays, 5.30—7.0p.m.
Redhill County Hospital Males:
Mondays, 5—7p.m.
Females:
Wednesdays, 5—7p.m.
Consultant Service.
The general practitioners have been supplied by the Regional
Hospital Board with particulars of the specialists whose services
are available in the District.
Emergency Units.
The Emergency Units or " Flying Squads " based on Redhill
County, St. Helier and May Day Hospitals are available at any
time for bona fide service in this District.
ASSOCIATED VOLUNTARY BODIES.
Moral Welfare Worker.
Miss Pottinger, 1, Sunnyrise, Caterham Caterham 3728
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Inspector R. Lee, 37, Hartley Road, Croydon THOrnton Heath 4250
Coulsdon and Purley Guild of Social Service.
Miss Honeyman, 105, Brighton Road, Purley UPLands 6800
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