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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA.
Public Assistance:—The following information has been
furnished by the Chief Public Assistance Officer concerning
relief in this district:—
Amount paid in Out-door Public Assistance
in 1932 £8,376
Average weekly number of persons in receipt
of Domiciliary Assistance 509
Average weekly number of persons in receipt
of Medical Relief only 6
Number of persons admitted to the Public
Assistance Institutions from Wimbledon
Area :—
(a) Hospital 484
(b) Institution 49
HOSPITALS.
(1) Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority
or the Surrey County Council:—
(i) Tuberculosis.—Most Wimbledon patients suffering
from piulmonary tuberculosis are admitted to the
Sanatorium at Milford which is under the administration
of the Surrey County Council. The
majority of the cases of surgical tuberculosis are
sent to St. Anthony's Hospital, Cheam, or similar
institutions.
(ii) Maternity.—The Maternity Block of the Nelson
Hospital was opened in September, 1931, and has
accommodation for twenty beds, together with an
Ante-natal Department. Although this hospital
is situated just outside the boundary, one hundred
and twenty-seven Wimbledon patients were
admitted for their confinements during 1932.
Ninety-four of these patients were admitted to the
general maternity ward and thirty-three to the
private maternity wards.
(iii) Children. There are no special Children's Hospitals
in Wimbledon. The general hospitals in
the area are available for the purpose. Many of
the children in the Borough receive treatment
from the large London Hospitals such as Great
Ormond Street and Tite Street.
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