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" Staff.—(Medical). Six Honorary Medical and Surgical
Consultants and fifteen Honorary Visiting Specialists are on the
Staff, and there are four Resident Medical Officers.
"Staff (Nursing).—The Nursing Staff consists of the Matron,
the Assistant Matron and Sister Tutor (Combined post), Home
Sister and Ward Sister (Combined post), twelve Sisters, including
six in special departments, five Staff Nurses and thirty-eight
Probationers.
"Beds.—The complement of 118 beds is allocated as follows: —
Medical cases, 31; Surgical, 43; Children, 30; Private Beds, 10;
Observation Beds, 4.
"Departments.—There are facilities for operative surgery,
X-Ray work, dental, ophthalmic, massage, and electrotherapy.
Pathological work is carried out partly at the Hospital and partly
at other Institutions.
"Operations and Treatments.—During 1934, 913 major, and
3,973 minor operations were performed, making a total of 4,886.
8,720 radiographs were taken. There were 10,876 massage treatments,
also 16,047 electrical treatments, 47 special treatments, and
2,412 artificial sunlight treatments at the Comely Bank Clinic; a
total of 29,382 treatments at this Clinic.
"Bed Complement.—During the year the complement of beds
was increased from 116 to 118 through the re-organisation of
Worton Ward.''
Venereal Disease Treatment.
Treatment is provided by the Essex County Council and all
the facilities of the London County Council are available. Daily
treatment is available between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the following:—Guy's
Hospital; Whitechapel (London County Council)
Clinic, Turner Street, Mile End; Miller General Hospital, Greenwich;
St. George's Hospital; St. Paul's Hospital, Endell Street,
W.C.2; St. Thomas' Hospital; University College Hospital, W.C.I;
West London Hospital, W.6. In addition, treatment is available
at special times at eleven other hospitals.