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Bushey; patients from this area attend at the
above hospitals. There are no hospitals actually
situated in the area. The bulk of the patients go to
the Wellhouse Hospital, which has 325 beds, including
maternity beds. The Wellhouse Hospital has
facilities for operative surgery, X-ray, and massage,
and has a whole-time pathologist. Infectious diseases
are sent to the Joint Isolation Hospital in the Barnet
Urban District, which has 47 beds. There are
a joint Smallpox Hospital at Cheshunt, a Tuberculosis
Hospital at Ware, provided by the Herts C.C.,
and maternity lying-in wards at the Wellhouse Hospital.
The hospital accommodation appears to be
adequate.
Byelaws and Regulations.
New Streets and Buildings. 17/7/1929.
Slaughter Houses. 20/4/1926.
Cowsheds, Dairies, and Milkshops. 19/9/1839.
Houses let in Lodgings. 14/7/1923.
Tents, Vans, Sheds, etc. 7/10/1920.
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area.
Water. The water supply has been satisfactory
in quality and quantity. It is supplied by the
Colne Valley Water Co., who state that constant
care and supervision is exercised, frequent bacteriological
examinations are carried out, and all the
water supplied to the district is chlorinated.