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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
This Hospital will accommodate 30 patients, and during
1921 138 cases were admitted from the District, 73 diphtheria,
64 scarlet fever, and 1 enteric fever, and 13 cases from neighbouring
districts viz., Hendon Rural 2 cases of scarlet fever,
Hanwell 9 cases of scarlet fever, Wembley 1 case of scarlet
fever and one case of diphtheria.
In the Administration Block, one or two more bedrooms
and a common room for the Nurses are required.
This Hospital is very carefully and economically conducted.
I am frequently in attendance there and can testify to
the efficiency of the work of the Matron and her staff and to
their uniform kindness to the patients.
LABORATORY WORK.
Total number of examinations made by the Lister Institute
are as follows:—Diphtheria 999, Tuberculosis 6, Typhoid
fever 4, Total examinations made 1,009.
THE HARROW CLINICS.
Harrow has reason to be proud of its Clinics. The
majority of these Clinics organised nearly seven years ago by
Dr Tchaykovsky and her Executive Committtee have fully
justified the hopes of the founders in the matter of useful work,
and at no extravagant cost to the ratepayers. With the exception
of the Baby Clinic, which is entirely municipal, the rest
are supported partly by grants from the Ministry of Health,
and local Council, partly by voluntary subscriptions.
It was feared at one time that the work of these Clinics
might infringe on the good relationship always existing between
patient and doctor in the district, and the resident
medical practitioners were certainly getting a little restless at
the preference apparently shown to non-resident doctors employed
in the different activities; but I am glad to note that
since two of their number have been appointed to assist it is
realized that no slight was intended and that the chief promoters
would endeavour, in serving the best interests of the
public, to recognise the just claims and rights of the resident
doctors of Harrow, who, after all, must always have the
closest medical touch with the people of the District.
On a separate sheet you will find the lists of these Clinics
with full particulars that may be seen at a glance.