[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate].

  • Southgate (London, England). Municipal Borough.
Date:
[1939?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    19/92 (page 17)
    General Provision of Health Services. Hospitals.—General Hospitals.—The arrangements set out in the Annua] Report for 1930 regarding the provision of general and special hospital accommodation for the inhabitants of Southgate remain unaltered. They still appear satisfactory. Provision for Maternity Beds.—The agreement with the Royal Northern Hospital and the Salvation Army Maternity Hospital to admit Southgate mothers at reduced fees continues to work satisfactorily. As before, the North Middlesex County Hospital is also being utilised by a proportion of our maternity cases. Closer contact is now being maintained with the North Middlesex County Hospital, particularly with regard to the examination of expectant mothers at our Pre-natal Clinic. We still have no binding arrangement whereby Southgate mothers can be admitted to that Hospital and be maintained at the Borough Council's expense. Isolation Hospital.—The following improvements were carried out at the Isolation Hospital during 1938:- Redecoration of wards; purchase of additional furniture and equipment, including steam sterilizing apparatus, stainless steel fitments and additional bed-pan sterilizers; improvements to grounds. Additional alterations and improvements are scheduled for 1939, designed to maintain the hospital in an efficient condition. The permanent nursing, domestic and outdoor staff remained unaltered during 1938. As before, additional nursing staff was obtained when occasion required. Once again I find myself in the unhappy position of having to state that the proposed extensions at the Isolation Hospital are still a matter for the future. At one time it appeared likely that building operations would be commenced before the end of the year. Various difficulties arose, however, which necessitated the postponement of this anticipated pleasure. How long a period must elapse before we can see even the foundation stone laid is still a matter for conjecture, but in the interest of all concerned it is sincerely to be hoped that before another twelve months have passed, it may be possible to report a happier position. 17