[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1930
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The Municipal Hospital.—The Poor Law Institution on 1st ^ ^pril became the Municipal Hospital, the supervision passing^ the Public Assistance Committee—the full Council in Com- thittee. During these nine months no change has been made in the t'dministration, the Hospital Wards being virtually part and iiarcel of the Poor Law S3^stem under the new name of Public 'Assistance. Dr. J. Currie and his staff are doing excellent work in spite t ^tf structural difiiculties. The 172 beds are rather over-crowded Imd could with advantage be scattered over some of the more inodern Wards in the House section. The nursing is very heavy, ft )wing to the chronic illnesses and the infirmities of old age. About 40 cases may be considered to be acute illnesses capable ;)f complete recovery inside 6 weeks. H The total admissions since 1st April were 425; men, 184; Ivomen, 145 ; children, 96. BEDS AVAILABLE. Moil. Women. Total. Municipal Hospital 10 14 ao General (Voluntary) Hospital... .>() a4 84 Municipal Hospital — — 24 (ienerai (Voluntary)Hospital... — — 24 Ward at General Hos{)ital ... — 12 12 Municipal Hospital — 10 10 (ieneral (Voluntary)Hospital... 1 1 2 Municipal Hospital 9 9 18 Durham County Council 15 15 ao Munici{)al Hospital ao 20 50 Durham County Council, Sedge- held Mental Hospital _ 122 Municipal Hos])ital ‘2 •) 4 Prudhoe Hall Colony ... 15 15 ao Municipal Hos})ital 4. 4 8 General (Voluntary)Hos|)ital... Included in above. p'ever Hospital — 2 2 !leneral, Medical 1 and Surgical 1 Children iMaternity Venereal Disease Tuberculosis Chronic Sick : Mental ... I Mental Deticiency I Orthopaedic, Eye, Ear, I Nose and Throat, «S:c.... i Puerperal Eever, &c. ... No special departments exist at the Municipal Hos})ital, but use is made of the accommodation at the (General Hospital, I where there are X-Ray, Ultra Violet, Dental, Ophthalmic, 1 and Massage facilities. Pathological work is done mainly at the Armstrong College Laboratory and by private arrangement.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149125_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
