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Ruislip-Northwood 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

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General Provisions of
Health Services in the District
INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL
St. John's Isolation Hospital is situated at Kingston Lane,
Uxbridge. Telephone : Uxbridge 5120-1.
SMALLPOX AND TYPHUS
Any suspicious case should be reported to the Medical Officer
of Health who will arrange for a smallpox or typhus consultant
to confirm diagnosis and will also find accommodation at the
appropriate hospital.
TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIA
Patients resident in the Urban District of Ruislip-Northwood
will attend the Chest Clinic at Uxbridge. The address is: The
Chest Clinic, Local County Offices, High Street, Uxbridge.
Telephone: Uxbridge 2093.
Physician to the Chest Clinic: J. T. Nicol Roe, m.d., ch.b.,
d.p.h.
All cases are seen by appointment.
VENEREAL DISEASES
Treatment of cases can be obtained at London Hospitals and
at Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge. Times for attendance at the
Hillingdon Hospital are as follows:—
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8.30 a.m.—6.30p.m.
Tuesday 8.30 a.m.—7.00 p.m.
Saturday 8.00 a.m.—12 noon
HOSPITALS
Hillingdon Hospital, Hillingdon, Uxbridge. General and
Maternity. For admission applications should be made to the
Medical Director. Telephone : Uxbridge 1782.
Northwood, Pinner and District Hospital, Pinner Road,
Northwood. Telephone: Northwood 567.
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