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Scarlet fever 12 beds.
Diphtheria 4 beds.
Enteric fever 3 beds.
An annual charge of ,£ 1,153 118 4d is made for this accommodation,
any beds required over and above this number being charged
for at the rate of 4s. 6d. per day. The amount paid to Enfield for
extra beds during 1904 was £45 9s., making a total charge for
hospital isolation of £ 1,199 os. 4d.
It has been felt for some time that this arrangement is unsatisfactory,
for, although we have always been treated with consideration
by the Enfield hospital authorities in the matter of extra accommodation,
there is no guarantee that such accommodation will be
always available, and it has become increasingly apparent that a
growing district like Edmonton should be placed in a more assured
position as regards the isolation of its infectious cases.
The Council therefore decided to hold a special meeting to
consider the advisability of proceeding with the construction of an
isolation hospital on the Hertford Road site, already acquired for
the purpose.
I was requested to present a report at this meeting on the staff
required for, and the cost of maintaining, the proposed new hospital,
plans of the building having already been made by your Engineer.
I here reproduce my report:—
Report on Staff Required and Expenses of the
Proposed New Isolation Hospital.
29th June, 1904.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Edmonton Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,
In accordance with the resolution of the Council passed on the
14th June, I beg to present my report on the staff required for, and