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Ealing 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
1. For infectious disease.—The Ealing and Brentford and
Chiswick Hospitals Committee provide a motor ambulance for the
removal, of cases of infectious disease to the Clayponds Isolation
Hospital at South Ealing.
The extent of the calls made upon the service is shown in the following table:—
| 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases of Accident | 790 | 756 | 868 | 740 | 917 | 1,010 |
| Cases of Illness | 1,259 | 1,261 | 2,080 | 2,663 | 2,894 | 2,625 |
| Total Cases | 2,049 | 2,017 | 2,948 | 3,403 | 3,811 | 3,635 |
| Number of Journeys outside the Borough (included above) | 596 | 427 | 552 | 567 | 421 | 456 |
| Annual Mileage | 15,818 | 16,962 | 21,070 | 22,868 | 30,422 | 30,509 |
HOSPITALS.
1. Isolation Hospital.—The Clayponds Isolation Hospital at
South Ealing has a normal capacity of 142 beds. Part of the
hospital was classified by the Ministry of Health as a Grade A1
Emergency Hospital and was up-graded for this purpose. A small
part, consisting of 34 beds, was retained for the treatment of cases
of infectious disease.
2. Maternity Hospital.—The Perivale Maternity Hospital of
43 beds, which, with the Clayponds Hospital, is administered by
the Ealing and Brentford & Chiswick Hospitals Committee,
continued to function during the year until the outbreak of war
when the number of beds available was greatly reduced. Six weeks
afterwards half the hospital was put into use again. By the end
of the year preparations were being made for the whole of the
hospital being used and bookings were then returning to normal.