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Causes of Sickness or Invalidity in the Area.
I have nothing to note under this heading; the
general health of the district has been very good. I may
add that there is a certain amount of subacute rheumatism
owing to the clay soil which is more prevalent in
the low-lying districts; this was intensified during the
wet weather.
General Provision of Health Services in the Area.
Hospitals.
1. Tuberculosis.—Hospitals for this disease are
provided by the County Council. Cases in the district
are usually sent to Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood,
Clare Hall Sanatorium, South Mimms, and Harefield
Sanatorium.
2. Maternity.—No hospital is provided by the local
authority. Cases not nursed at home are usually sent
to Queen Charlotte's Hospital or one of the other lying-in
hospitals in London, or to the Maternity Hostel, College
Road, Harrow.
3. Children.—No special arrangements are made for
children in this district by the local authorities.
4. Fever.—The Isolation Hospital, Honeypot Lane,
Stanmore, is provided by the District Council; the accommodation
is as follows, viz., 26 beds and cots. The
building consists of two separate blocks for Diphtheria
and Scarlet Fever respectively, two Observation Wards,
Mortuary, Laundry, a Disinfecting block, and Administrative
block.
5. Smallpox.—This Council is now a member of
the Middlesex Districts Joint Smallpox Hospital Board,
so that any case arising can be immediately dealt with.
Hospitals available for the area are:—The Stanmore
Cottage Hospital, The Bushey Heath Hospital, Hendon
Union Infirmary. Edgware, and the big London hospitals.
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