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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE
AREA
Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority or by the
County Council.
1. Tuberculosis.—The County of Middlesex makes provision tor the
treatment of Tuberculosis, and the majority of the cases of pulmonary disease
are treated at:—
(а) County Council Sanatorium, Harefield.
Accommodation : 129 males, 129 females, 64 children.
(б) County Council Dispensary, Hounslow.
Accommodation : 9 males, 7 females.
(c) County Council Hospital, Isleworth.
Accommodation, 40 males.
(d) Clare Hall Hospital, South Mimms.
Accommodation : 120 males, 66 females.
During 1924 the Council equipped the County Sanatorium with a set of
X-ray apparatus, in order to enable treatment by the induction of artificial
pneumothorax to be undertaken in suitable cases, and, towards the close of
the year, arrangements were made for the provision of dental treatment for
patients in the Sanatorium.
The Council has not provided any institution of its own for the treatment
of "surgical" Tuberculosis, but has six cots reserved at the Victoria Home,
Margate, for children suffering from this form. Advantage is taken of beds at
existing institutions, and patients have been maintained by the Council at
various hospitals, among which are Mount Vernon Hospital; Royal Sea
Bathing Hospital, Margate; St. Anthony's Hospital, Cheam; Alexandra
Hospital, Swanley; Headington Orthopaedic Hospital); Lord Mayor Treloar's
Cripples' Hospital, Alton, and various London Hospitals.
2. Maternity.—No hospital accommodation is provided by the Local
Authority for maternity cases, but an arrangement is made with the Guardians
for the admittance of such to the Maternity Wards of the North Middlesex