Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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In addition to the beds reserved in Institutions in the above
list, cases are also sent to others, as follows :—
All Saint's Hospital.
St. Vincent's Cripple's Home.
Pinner.
Mount Vernon Hospital,
Northwood.
Hendon Cottage, Hospital.
Prince of Wales, Hospital,
Tottenham.
Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital,
Margate.
Victoria Home, Margate.
Alexandra Hospital for Hip
Disease, Swanley.
Heatherwood Tuberculosis
Hospital, Ascot.
Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripple's
Hospital, Alton,
"Clevedon", Broadstairs.
Sevenoaks Hip Hospital for
Children.
Hadington Orthopaedic Hospital
St. Anthony's Hospital, Cheam.
and various London Hospitals.
2. Maternity (Maternity Hostel, North Middlesex Hospital
Edmonton).—This is provided by the Edmonton Board of Guardians,
and the local authority pays £2 2s. per week for each person admitted
from this District. Persons taking advantage of this are
required to contribute according to their means.
3. Children.—At the local War Memorial Hospital a Ward
containing 20 beds has been set aside for children.
4. Fever.—The District is served by the Enfield and Edmonton
Joint Isolation Hospital, which is situated upon 27 acres of land at
Winchmore Hill, about three and a-half miles from the centre of
the town.
The buildings consist of :—
An Administrative Block,
Nine Pavilions,
One Discharge Block,
Mortuary,
Laundry and Disinfecting Station,
Medical Superintendent's Residence,
Porter's Lodge,
Two Workmen's Cottages,
Bungalow,