[Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.

  • Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1933
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Credit: [Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of the Voluntary Institutions have taken plaee under Section 13 of the Local Government Act, 1929, in order that OA^er-lapping and duplication of effort should be avoided. Plans for improvement of the accommodation, particu- larly for the women and for the segregation of mentally defectives, for which the Institution is licensed, are in the course of preparation. The Borough Infectious Diseases Hospital.—This Hospital is under the control of the Health Committee. General imjn-ovements in the amenities of the laundry, kitchen, and operating theatre haA'e been made. All types of infections, including advanced pulmonary tuberculosis, are admitted. As many as 15 different diseases have been accommodated at one time in the four separate blocks. Eleven surrounding Local Authorities have entered into agreements with us for the use of this and the Smallpox Hospital. The Wooden building which was erected in 1911 for the accommodation of epidemic Scarlet Fever patients is now out-of-date, and seriously perished. An adjacent held was purchased during 1933 with a view to erecting a permanent type of accommodation of modern design in the near future. The Smallpox Hospital, situated within 400 yards of the above Hospital, is administered therefrom. There was no necessity to ojien it during the year as there were no cases in Harlington or the surrounding areas. The Voluntary Hospitals included the Old General Hospital and the New Memorial Hospital, both of which were in use in 1933 under the control of the Voluntary Hospital Committee. The General Hospital has been pur- chased by the Darlington Corporation for the purpose of centralizing the Health Services including administration, sanitaiy inspection, maternity and child welfare, school medical service, and all the other many branches of a modern department. Owing, however, to the delay in the erection of an out-patient department and the nurses’ home on the New Memorial Hospital site, the Voluntary Hospital Committee have been unable to grant the Corporation occupation. The New Memorial Hosj>ital (200 beds), was oflicially opened by H.R.H. Prince George and is one of the most modern in design and cqiu})ment, and serves the needs of Darlington and district. The administrative block and central hall, with the Ccnotai)h in the front quadrangle, form a fitting War i\[emorial to the fallen in the Great War. The Hall of IMemory is inscribed with the names of every man from the district who fell. The four medical and surgical wards Avith sun balconies arc placed on the south side, each ward accommodating 36 beds, including pay beds in private Wards. The Children’s wing of 40 beds Avas built by the Rotary Club, on somewhat similar lines to our Open Air Schools. The out-patient depart- ment and the tlu’ee Aullas to be used as nurses’ homes are in course of erection.