[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1944
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![BIRKENHEAD MUNICIPAL (GENERAL) HOSPITAL An important development in the work of the hospital took place during- the year, when the Council decided to appoint a part-time Con- sultant and Operating Surgeon on the staff. This appointment was given to Mr. J. H. Kawlinson, F.li.C.S., and dated from 18th i\fay. The object of this appointment was to relieve the Medical Superin- tendent and his deputy of a considerable part of tlie ]najor surgery of the hospital, and allow the IMedical Su])erintendent to devote most of his time to administratix'e duties. The whole-time Medical Staff of tlie Hospital consists of: — Medical Superintendent (Dr. R. A. Grant) Deputy Medical Superintendent Senior Resident Medical Officer Four Resident Medical Officers In addition, the part-time services of A Radiologist A Physician An Aurist and Laryngologist A Psychiatrist A Consulting Surgeon in General Surgery An Orthopaedic Surgeon An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, and A Dental Surgeon are now retained, and Dr. Foster and Dr. Dlackstock carry out duties as Consultants in their special subjects (tuberculosis and venereal disease). The Hospital is recognised as a training school for the General Nursing Council and as a Part 1 training school for the diploma of the Central Midwives Board. During the past year members of the nursing staff have juissed out froi]i tlie Hospital as fully trained nurses and midwives, and many nurses who ha^'e been trained at this Hospital in the past are now serving with the Queen Alexandra Nursing Services attached to H.M. Forces. During 1944, 4,921 patients were admitted as against 4,929 tlie previous year. Several wards ^vere provided for the treatment of battle casualties from the Western area; by the end of the year these had all been discharged. The Hospital is classified under the jMinistry of Health’s scheme as a Class 1 Casualty Clearing Hospital, but the reservation of 100 beds required for the admission of air raid casualties was cancelled as from the last day in December. During the ])ast winter it Avas necessary to restrict the admission of senile and chronic cases owung to lack of accommodation at the Hospital. At no time, however, has it been necessary to refuse the admission of acute surgical, medical or emergency obstetrical cases. The strain on the reserves of the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927382_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
