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The Joint Board are now responsible for the treatment of cases of infectious disease arising
in Hampton, Hampton Wick, Heston-Isleworth, Richmond, Teddington and Twickenham, an
area of which the population is approximately 220,000 persons.
The Mogden Isolation Hospital in Isleworth, formerly used by Richmond and HestonIsleworth
jointly, is to be enlarged so as to accommodate ultimately all the cases which will be
received. The Hospital at Nelson Road, Twickenham, is being retained by the Joint Board
for the reception of patients until the extensions to the Mogden Hospital are ready, after which
time, presumably, it will be closed. The small hospital at Hampton is no longer being used.
In view of the combined action now taken voluntarily by no less than six neighbouring
authorities to establish a joint hospital, it is interesting to recall that in 1909 the Twickenham
Urban District Council declined to accede to a request from a neighbouring authority that
occasional cases of infectious disease arising in that authority's district should be received in the
Twickenham hospital.
It is probable that the annual contribution which Twickenham has to make towards the
cost of the new hospital when the extensions are completed will be greater than that which has
been paid in the past, but it must be remembered that if it had been decided that Twickenham
should continue to maintain an infectious diseases hospital for its exclusive use, it would have
been necessary to double the size of the small Twickenham hospital at Whitton and to have
rebuilt the nurses home and administration block. Not only would this have involved a large
capital outlay, but the maintenance charges would have been increased in proportion.
Admissions.
As the hospital was transferred to the Joint Board at the end of March the figures given
below refer only to patients admitted to hospital from this Borough. The number of these
was as follows :—
Scarlet fever 39
Diphtheria 16
Typhoid fever 1
Other diseases 7
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Other Hospitals.
The only general hospital in the Borough is St. John's Hospital, of which the management
is by a voluntary Committee and there is no resident medical staff. The number of beds is 34.
The other hospitals largely used by Twickenham residents are the West Middlesex County
Hospital, Isleworth, and the Royal Hospital, Richmond. Extensive use is also made of the general
and special hospitals in London.
Maternity Homes.
There is no municipal maternity home in the Borough. Maternity cases are received
at almost all the private nursing homes, and admission to the maternity Wards at the West
Middlesex County Hospital is much sought after.
CLINICS AND WELFARE CENTRES.
Following is a list of clinics and treatment centres within the borough :—
Name. Address. Days of Attendance. By whom provided.
Maternity and York house Tuesday, Wednesday, Twickenham Council
Child Welfare Thursday, at 2 p.m.
Clinic
Infant Welfare Murray Park hall, Mondays, 2.30 p.m. ditto
Centre and Whitton
Branch School
Clinic
Ante-natal Clinic York house Second and last Friday ditto
in each month
School Clinic, in- York house Daily Twickenham Educacluding
minor tion Committee
ailments, dental
and ophthalmic
clinics
Tuberculosis Dis- 1 Staines Road Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Middlesex County
pensary Council,
Diphtheria Immun- York House Saturdays, 9.30 a.m., Twickenham Council
ization Clinic