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Southall-Norwood 1935

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

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For non-infectious and, accident cases.
Two motor ambulances under the charge of the Chief Officer of the Fire
Brigade are provided by the Council for the use of residents, to remove noninfectious
and accident cases to hospital and for other ambulance work.
One ambulance is a W. & G. du Cros, purchased in January, 1930, and
the other is a Commer De Luxe, purchased in July, 1932.
Prompt and efficient service continues to be rendered.
The following figures (Table No. 9) show the year's working of the
Motor Ambulances for non-infectious and accident cases :—
Poor Law Medical Reliel.
The Relieving Officer issued 138 Medical Orders during 1935. Some of
these cases also received outdoor relief or institutional treatment.
Hospitals.
There are three hospitals in the district—the Authority's isolation
hospital for fever cases, the Hanwell Mental Hospital, which is governed by
the London County Council, and the Southall-Norwood General Hospital. The
Southall-Norwood General Hospital was opened in November, 1935 ; it contains
18 ordinary beds, 5 cots and 2 private wards. The question of a monetary
grant to the hospital was under consideration at the end of the year.
The Isolation Hospital report is given on pages
The Council makes grants to the following hospitals in the neighbourhood
:—
King Edward's Memorial Hospital, Ealing.
Hounslow Cottage Hospital.
Hanwell Cottage Hospital.
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Table No. 9.

Ordinary cases removed to hospital990
Accidents108
Persons taken ill in the street36
Out of district cases-
Total1134
Miles travelled14,503
Cash received£8
Total expenditure£546
Cost per mile (exclusive of depreciation)9.1 pence