[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.

  • Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    There is invariably a waiting list for admission of in-patients, and a large number attend the out-patient department daily. Considerable improvements have been carried out dunim the year o ^ • % (2) The Poor Law HosriTAi—A well-equipped Hospital for Medical, Surgical, and Maternity Cases. Paying Patients are admitted for surgical operations and maternity, the fees being adjusted according to the circum¬ stances of the patient. After April 1st it will become a Municipal Hospital and carried on under the Public Health Acts and not the Poor Law. It contains 375 beds. (3) A Voluntary Nursing Institution for the supply of N urses. (4) A Nursing Home—This is an up-to-date Institu¬ tion equipped with every modern appliance for the Medical or Surgical treatment ot patients who can afford a moderate fee. It is managed by a Committee of Medical Men and the fees are fixed to cover the expenses and range from £7 7s. Od. per week upwards. Maternity Cases are also admitted. (5) Westhulme Infectious Diseases Hospital—This Hospital consists of three hospital blocks; one of which is used for Scarlet Fever, another for Diphtheria and the third a small isolation block, for lyphoid and cases of mixed In¬ fections. There is also a pavilion for 30 cases of Tuberculosis. (6) Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Strinesdale_ ^he Hospital part of this building has been completed and is now a well-equipped and up-to-date Hospital.