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Smallpox.
New arrangements for the hospital treatment of smallpox
in their hospital at Orpington have been made with the
West Kent Joint Hospital Board as from the 1st April, 1939.
Tuberculosis.
The majority of cases are admitted into Sanatoria through
the Kent County Council.
Children.
There is no hospital in this district. Patients are usually
sent to the following hospitals:—
The South Eastern Hospital for Children, Sydenham.
The Evelina Hospital for Children, London, S.E.
The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street,
London, W.C. 2.
Orthopaedic.
Cases are sent to the Croydon General Hospital, those
from the Infant Welfare Centre and Elementary Schools
being paid for by the Council.
Other Hospitals.
There are no hospitals in this district. Cases are usually
sent to the Beckenham Hospital, Norwood Cottage Hospital
and Croydon General Hospital, all being within easy reach.
These are all voluntary hospitals.