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Middlesex Open Air Sanatorium.
The provision of an Open-air Sanatorium for the County
of Middlesex has unfortunately not yet become an accomplished
fact, owing to the want of sufficient funds. Colonel
Gerard Clark, the Honorary Secretary to the Sanatorium, has
kindly supplied me with particulars of the scheme, and a
corrected list of Authorities who have agreed to establish beds.
The estimated cost of buying the land, building, furnishing,
lighting, etc., is £30,000, a rate of £300 per bed, and the
cost of maintenance 25s. per patient each week. The details
of the scheme have been very carefully worked out, and it has
wisely been decided not to aim at the erection of palatial buildings,
but to provide accommodation on the hut or bungalow
system. By this means the treatment will be more readily
and efficiently carried out, whilst a considerable sum will be
saved on the initial outlay.
The following Public Authorities have agreed to establish
and maintain beds. In some cases it was stipulated that certain
defined conditions should be complied with:—
Brentford Council 1 Bed.
Edmonton „ 3 Beds.
Finchley „ 2 „
Harrow „ 1 Bed.
Hornsey „ 5 Beds.
Tottenham 3 „
Wood Green „ 3 „
Edmonton Union 6 ,,