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examinations, were, during the year, supplemented by a dermatological
clinic. Massage, electrical and sunlight treatment continued
to be provided at "Tyneholme."
The out-patient clinics held at the Redhill Hospital comprise
dental, ante-natal and post-natal, ear, nose and throat, medical,
orthopaedic and fracture, varicose veins, genito-urinary and radiological.
Since the latter part of 1931 the accommodation at the Redhill
County Hospital has remained at 215 beds, comprising 69 male,
65 female, and 21 maternity beds, 20 cradles and 6 isolation beds
and cradles, 32 beds for children and 2 for sick nurses. In his
Annual Report for 1935 the County Medical Officer states : "During
the year 1934 the pressure of work at this hospital has continued
and the urgent need for the extensions decided upon by the County
Council has been only too apparent. The area served by Redhill
County Hospital is one of the most rapidly developing in Middlesex
and it would appear that, not only will further extension be called
for in the near future, but it may well be that the County Council
will require to establish an additional hospital to serve the needs
of part of the area which, at present, is served by Redhill County
Hospital."
From April 1st, 1936, all general hospitals belonging to the
Middlesex County Council ceased to be administered under the Acts
relating to the Poor Law and became Public Health Hospitals.
From that date urgent admissions have been made by direct application
to the Medical Superintendent. For admission of non-urgent
cases, referred either as out-patients or in-patients, application is
first made to the Almoner of the hospital, and no case is referred
to the Relieving Officer.
Of the 4,362 patients admitted to Redhill Hospital in 1935,
1,406 came from Harrow, 2,023 from Hendon, 893 from Wembley
and 40 from other parts of Middlesex. During the same year 805
of the 7,378 patients admitted to the Central Middlesex Hospital
came from Harrow or Hendon.
(2) Hospitals for Maternity Cases.
Arrangements are made for the admission of maternity cases
to various of the London Maternity and General Hospitals. The
Council pays the fees of necessitous cases for whom such arrangements
have been made.
Cases of puerperal infection are admitted either to the London
County Council North-Western Fever Hospital or to Queen
Charlotte's Isolation Hospital.
(3) Hospitals for Children.
Apart from the arrangement by which cases of ophthalmia
neonatorum are admitted to St. Margaret's Hospital, Hampstead,
there is no provision for admission of children to hospital.