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General and Accident Cases. Cases from this area are admitted to :—
Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington District (War Memorial)
Hospital.
St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton.
Croydon General Hospital.
The Wilson Hospital, Mitcham.
GROUP HOSPITALS UNDER THE SOUTH-WEST METROPOLITAN
REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD.
The hospital provided for the area is the St. Helier Hospital at Carshalton,
while some cases are sent to Epsom, Kingston and Redhill when
accommodation at St. Helier is not available.
Maternity Cases. The Regional Hospital Board continues the
provision at St. Helier Hospital for maternity cases in the Borough
requiring institutional confinements. Some patients continue to be
admitted to the Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington (War Memorial)
Hospital under arrangements made by their practitioners under the
National Health Service Act, 1946.
CLEANLINESS.
During 1948 the Corporation Cleansing Station situated near the
Grange Mansion provided facilities for cleansing infested persons.
A table is appended showing the number of cases treated during the
year. Infestation by head or body lice remains at a very low level, and
the number of cases of scabies treated shows a gratifying decrease.
The general standard of cleanliness throughout the Borough remains
at a reasonably high level, special attention being paid to this matter by
the Health Visitors and Sanitary Inspectors during their routine visits
and in their contact with the public at the Town Hall.
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