[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough.
- Huddersfield (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1936
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![concerned with the preparation of plans for the new Municipal Hospital, and the architect had prepared plans for a maternity block at that Hospital to deal with the maternity cases now admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital. It was realised by both Committees that to have two units staffed and equipped for exactly the same kind of work would be wasteful and also unsatisfactory, for comparisons and distinctions which might be hurtful to both institutions wou]d inevitably arise. The Committees therefore unanimously decided that the extension proposed at the Maternity Home should be made sufficiently large to not only meet the increased demand, but also to accommodate those mothers who, in the ordinary course of events, would have been admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital. Plans for this new extension have been prepared. They make provision for 25 additional beds and show also an observation unit, which is lacking at present. At the time of writing the plans for this building and for the addition to the nurses’ quarters, rendered neces¬ sary by the extension, have been aj)proved by the Council and have been forwarded to the Ministry of Health for approval.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29440518_0035.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
