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Hospitals: Public and Voluntary.
There is one voluntary hospital in the district—the Prince of Wales's
General Hospital—towards the expenses of which the Council make an
annual contribution equal to a halfpenny rate. Arrangements have been
made for the admission of children requiring operation for throat and
nose disorders. The hospital staff give valuable assistance in the
diagnosis of obscure conditions and when necessary admit patients
referred to them by the Council's officers.
The North-Eastern Hospital, one of the London County Council
Infectious Diseases Hospitals, is situated in Tottenham.
The Home and Hospital for Jewish Incurables is also located in this
area.
Public Assistance.
The following information has been kindly supplied by the Public
Assistance Area Officer and the Steward of the North Middlesex
Hospital:—
Out-Door Relief.
Unemployed. Ordinary.
No. of cases. Amount. No. of cases. Amount.
349 £10,117 7s. 4d. 2,937 £70,423 12s. 9d.
Institutional Relief—North Middlesex Hospital.
No. of cases admitted from Tottenham during 1938 .. 4,214
No. of days In-Maintenance of these patients during 1938 101,137
Health Propaganda.
Posters published by the Central Council for Health Education have
been regularly displayed in different parts of the district during the
year.
Medical Examination—Superannuation Act.
In 1938, 183 examinations were made of persons entering the permanent
service of the Council, the Education Committee and the
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.