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Public Baths and Washhouses
Brentfords:-
In Clifden Road, Brentford, the Council maintains premises
containing 21 slipper baths comprisings
8 first class (male)
4 first class (female)
6 second class (male)
3 second class (female)
Total number using baths 24,950
Chiswicks:-
In Belmont Road, Ghiswick, the Council maintains premises
containing 31 slipper baths comprising:
14 first class (male)
5 first class (female)
8 second class (male)
4 second class (female)
Total number using baths 48,936
In these premises are also 30 washing compartments comprising
30 coppers, a rinsing section, 30 drying horses, hot air drying
compartments and 2 mangling machines. Ratepayers are entitled to
use these washing facilities at a small charge of 4d per-hour, and
during 1952, 1,902 persons took advantage of the service.
Health Services provided by Other Authorities
North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board
'South. West Middlesex Hospital Management Committee
Brentford Hospital and Chiswick Maternity Hospital are two
hospitals situated within the Borough, administered by the South
West Middlesex Hospital Management Committee under the provisions
of the National Health Service Act, 1946.
The former is a cottage type hospital, staffed by general
practitioners and visiting consultants, and has 33 beds dealing
with general medical and surgical cases.
Chiswick Maternity Hospital which is an integral part of the
West Middlesex Hospital has 66 maternity beds and 55 maternity
cots.
A considerable number of Brentford and Ghiswick people receive
their hospital treatment at the West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth,
and the majority of cases of infectious disease requiring hospital
isolation are admitted to the South Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth.
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