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(c) Coombe Cliff Convalescent Home.
This Home was opened in November for the reception of
infants and dhildren convalescing from acute illnesses. It is available
for any child resident in the Borough and approved as suitable.
The majority of the cases are referred from the Public
Health and School Medical Departments, but cases have also
been admitted from Mayday Road Hospital and at the request of
private medical practitioners.
(4) Fever.
The Borough Hospital, Purley Way.
The nominal accommodation is for 190 patients. Cases of
all the notifiable infectious diseases are admitted other than
tuberculosis.
(5) Small Pox.
The Croydon and Districts Joint Small Pox Hospital Board's
Hospital is now used as the Borough Sanatorium. Arrangements
have been made with the Surrey County Council to receive into
their Clandon Hospital cases of small pox.
Other Hospitals.
Croydon General Hospital.
A voluntary institution at which the Council holds four
clinics conducted mainly by members of the staff of the Hospital.
These are: (a) Tonsils and Adenoids Clinic; (b) Orthopaedic
Clinic; (c) Venereal Diseases Clinic; (d) Ultra-Violet Ray Clinic.
The Council's Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratory is
also within the curtilage of the Hospital; the buildings being
provided by the Hospital: the staff, equipment, etc., by the Corporation.
I am indebted to the Secretary, Mr. G. H. Dams, for the
following information : —
Male Beds 36 surgical
19 medical
Female Beds 34 surgical
19 medical
Children's Beds 22
A total of 130 beds.