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GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Oldchurch Hospital
The North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board are
planning extensions, and improvements for this hospital, and work is
expected to commence shortly on a new out-patients department.
This will fulfil a most urgent need for the district. Further developments
under consideration include improvements to the Casualty
Department, extensions to the Radiotherapy Unit, certain ward
improvements, the provision of a new kitchen, and a central sterilising
unit.
Land for extensive new building is not available on this Hospital
site.
Victoria Hospital and Strathmore Annexe
It will be recalled that the Cranbrook Report advised the setting
up of general practitioner maternity units wherever possible. The
Regional Board has now agreed to provide such a unit of approximate!)
20 beds at this hospital.
Accommodation for maternity patients is planned for the surround
ing hospitals of Harold Wood, St. George's Hospital, Hornchurd
and Rush Green Hospital. Such provision should make good the
deficiencies in accommodation for this category of patient
Total confinements for the district numbered 2,019 of which 932
took place at home. Probably half of the mothers confined at home
would have preferred to have their babies in Hospital, but were unable
to be admitted for lack of accommodation.
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