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Walthamstow 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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abortive, your Council then instructed that draft plans be prepared
for a cubicle block. The draft plans have been agreed to in principle
between the Ministry of Health and your Council, and provide
12 cubicle beds and an operating suite.
The County Council have now formulated their scheme for
Isolation Hospital accommodation in the County, and this provides
for a Joint Hospital of 261 beds to serve the Boroughs of Walthamstow
and Leyton. A conference of the representatives of the two
Boroughs was held at the Ministry of Health during 1934 and
negotiations are still proceeding.
Provided a scheme of management satisfactory to both
Authorities can be arranged, then the enlarged hospital should
solve the present shortage of accommodation and should provide a
reserve of beds to meet the difficulties arising from the admission
of patients with diseases other than Scarlet Fever or Diphtheria.
This is particularly true of complicated oases of Measles and of
Whooping Cough. In addition, oases of Enteric Fever could be
treated instead of being sent to another hospital as at present, and
possibly cases of Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia. Staffing on the
medical side could be augmented and rendered adequate for
internal relief purposes.

Financial Statement.—A financial statement for the year ended 31st March, 1934, is given below:—

Loan Charges.£s.d.
Amount of Loan outstanding on 31st March, 193412,42000
Expenditure.
Repayment of Loan56400
Interest on Loan45100
Structural Repairs1,29500
Food for Patients and Staff4,57100
Establishment and other Expenses12,21600
£19,09700
Income.
Patients80000
County Council3,04000
Other sources3900
£3,87900

Fees for cases from other Authorities are included.