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Hospitals.
(i) Tuberculosis.—Most Wimbledon patients suffering
from pulmonary 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 The Royal
Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate, or similar
institutions.
(ii) Maternity.—The Maternity Block of the Nelson
Hospital has accommodation for twenty beds,
together with an Ante-natal Department. Although
this hospital is situated just outside the boundary,
one hundred and forty Wimbledon mothers
were admitted for their confinements during 1937,
a decrease of seven on the figure for the previous
year. One hundred and six of these were admitted
to the general maternity ward and thirty-four to the
private maternity wards. Ninety-five Wimbledon
mothers were also admitted to the Maternity Department
of the Kingston County Hospital for their
confinements.
(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 London hospitals such as Great Ormond
Street and Tite Street.
(iv) Infectious Diseases.—The Corporation's Infectious
Diseases Hospital, at Gap Road, has accommodation
for one hundred and six beds for the treatment
of patients suffering from scarlet fever,
, diphtheria, enteric, erysipelas, meningitis, etc.
Cases of measles and whooping cough are also
admitted when the home conditions render this
desirable. In addition, treatment is provided for
certain cases of puerperal sepsis. The Wimbledon
Corporation admit to their Infectious Diseases Hospital
all cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria requiring
hospital treatment from the Royal Borough of
Kingston-upon-Thames.
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