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Southall-Norwood 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]

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*(6) Houses Let in Lodgings. (P.H.A., 1875, S.90).
*(7) Removal of Offensive Matter or House Refuse.
(P.H.A.A.A., 1890, S. 26).
*(8) Keeping of Anmals. (P.H.A., 1875, S.44).
(9) Public Baths and Wash-houses. (B. and W.H.A.,
1846-82).
(10) Open Spaces and Pleasure Grounds. (P.H.A.,
1875, S. 164).
*(11) Tents, Vans, Sheds, etc. (H.W.C.A., 1885, S. 9
(2) ).
Regulations Made by Local Authority in Force in District.
(1) Allotments. (A.A. 1887, S. 6).
''These are administered wholly or partly by the Public
Health Committee. The unstarred are administered by
other Committees of the Council.
HOSPITALS.
There are no Hospitals in the district other than our
own Isolation Hospital for fever cases and the Hanwell
Mental Hospital which is governed by the London County
Council.
Plans have already been prepared for the building of
a small General Hospital in Southall, to consist of 18 beds,
with a view to enlarging, as funds permit.
This Hospital will be situated at The Green, Southall.
It will contain an X-Ray installation.
The foundation stone will be laid by Lord Wakefield
on 19th June, 1934.
The Infectious Disease Hospital consists of 60 beds
and 7 cots disposed in 6 wards and one isolation ward. There
is one discharge block.
It is designed for cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria
only. The staff of the hospital is as follows:—
Medical Superintendent, Matron, Sister, Staff-Nurse, four
assistant nurses, two wardmaids, cook, housemaid, laundress,
porter-ambulance driver and one gardener.
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