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Committee, which is situated at Carslialton, Surrey, and itself
comes under the South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital
Board.
General Cases.—The principal hospitals are the Wilson
Hospital which is situated within the district, and the St. Helier
Hospital, Carshalton, which caters for all types of cases. The
Nelson Hospital at Merton and the large London hospitals are
also used.
Infectious Diseases.—Cases usually go to the Wandle Valley
Isolation Hospital at Beddington Corner, Mitcham Junction, or
to the Grove Hospital, Tooting.
Smallpox Cases.—By agreement with the South-East
Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, any cases are admitted
to the Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford, Kent, upon application.
Maternity Cases.—Expectant mothers, if home conditions
or medical history do not permit of home confinement, are
admitted to the St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton.
The Woodlands Maternity Home situated within the district
was closed as a Maternity Home on the 31st May, 1953, and is
due to reopen as an Old People's Home on the 18th January,
1954. The number of beds available will be 21.
Tuberculosis Cases.—The Regional Hospital Board is
responsible for providing the specialist services for the tuberculous,
also for institutional treatment. Dr. J. M. Hill is the chest
physician for Mitcham patients and holds a clinic at the St.
Helier Hospital, Carshalton, every Monday at 9.30 a.m., Wednesday
at 1.50 p.m., Thursday at 9.30 a.m., and Friday at 9.30 a.m.
A clinic is held for old cases only, on every fourth Wednesday
at 5 p.m. A Refill Clinic is also held every Monday and Tuesday
at 2 p.m., at Cumberland Hospital. The Cumberland Hospital,
which is situated in Mitcham, deals only with Tuberculosis and
has 100 beds available.
Venereal Diseases Clinics.—Confidential treatment can be
obtained at the St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton, and the Croydon
General Hospital. Treatment can also be obtained from the outpatients'
departments of many of the London hospitals.