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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finchley 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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| Number of Beds. | Type of Case. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | |||
| Male. | Female. | |||
| Middlesex County Council Sanatorium, Harefield | 129 | 129 | 64 | Sanatorium & 8 observation (children). |
| Middlesex County Council Dispensary, Bell road, Hounslow. | 9 | 7 | — | Observation. |
| Middlesex County Council Hospital, Twickenham Rd., Isleworth. | 40 | — | — | Hospital. |
| Clare Hall, South Mimms. | 120 | 66 | — | Late Sanatorium and Hospital |
Surgical Tuberculosis.
The County Council has six beds for children
reserved for its use at the Victoria Home,
Margate.
In all other cases, pulmonary and surgical,
application for admission is made to one or
other of the existing institutions approved by
the Ministry of Health for the treatment of
tuberculosis.
2. Maternity.—There is a well-equipped lying-in ward
in the Wellhouse Hospital, Barnet. Fifty-two
Finchley cases were admitted to this ward in
1928.
3. Children.—A grant of £20 per annum is paid by the
Local Authority to the Royal Northern Hospital,
and in return the staff of the hospital see
cases of difficulty referred to them by one or
other of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Centres.
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