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Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Visits.
In connection with the extension, the Committee may consider it desirable to visit more or
less recently equipped Maternity Hospitals. Should they so decide I would suggest that they might
visit some of the following:-
(1) Middlesex County Council—
Redhill County Hospital—Maternity Department of approximately 60 beds nearing
completion 2-11-37.
(2) London County Council—
Hammersmith Hospital—Maternity Department.
Lewisham Hospital—Maternity Department.
(3) Southampton—
Municipal Maternity Hospital—49 beds.
(4) Croydon—
Mayday Maternity Hospital—48 beds.
(5) Ealing—
Maternity Hospital—40 beds.
(6) Walthamstow—
Thorpe Combe Maternity Hospital—35 beds.
(7) Northampton-—
Barratt Maternity Home—36 beds.
(8) Preston—
Maternity Hospital—43 beds.
(9) Rochdale—
Birch Hill Hospital—Maternity Department—50 beds.
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
Medical Officer of Health.