Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey : report of physician-superintendent 5th July, 1951, to 4th July, 1952 / [Louis Minski].

  • Minski, Louis.
Date:
[1952?]
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Credit: Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey : report of physician-superintendent 5th July, 1951, to 4th July, 1952 / [Louis Minski]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL, Again, because of the financial situation, there are few major structural alterations to report. Work has begun on improving a block of the Nurses’ Home which is being divided into single rooms, with new bath rooms, lighting and general redecoration. The extension of another block of the Nurses’ Home which houses male nursing staff has been partitioned, bathrooms have been renovated and redecoration carried out. The lavatory accommodation and sluice rooms have been improved, while new flooring has been put down in several wards. A new patients’ library is almost completed which will replace a rather cramped dark room in which the present library is housed. This new room will give patients facilities for reading and “ browsing ” over the books before making a choice to take away with them. A considerable amount of painting has been completed during the year and the usual maintenance has been carried out. There have been no changes among the general consulting staff, who all visit the hospital weekly and as required in emergencies. Mrs. Sutcliffe Hey saw 1,359 patients in the dental department during the year and carried out 80 operations for extractions under general anaesthesia, Mr. Gilbert saw 548 patients. Dr. Niven 250, Dr. Wadge 232, Mr. Foxen 190, Mr. Ridley 162 and Dr. Feiling 98 during the year. Ten major operations and 38 minor operations were performed, while Mr. McKissock carried out 14 prefrontal leucotomies. Mr. Foxen performs a number of operations on patients from this hospital at the Westminster Hospital, where they are transferred temporarily, while gynaecological operations are carried out at St. Helier Hospital by the consulting staff there. 1,840 patients were X-rayed during the year and 2,180 patients received treatment in the physiotherapy department. The treatments included massage, electrical treatment, radiant heat, ultra violet light, remedial exercises, wax baths, etc. During the year 3,181 examinations were carried out in the pathological laboratory and were made up as follows :— Blood examinations (cell counts, haemoglobin) Blood Urea and sugar estimations . Urine examinations (microscopic, bacteriological, etc.) Faeces examinations Test meals... Sputum examinations .. . Identification of Micro-organisms ... . ... 821 ... 1,844 ... 209 24 86 68 ... 129 The laboratory is still under the supervision of Dr. Kay, of the Central Pathological Laboratory, where Wassermann and Cerebrospinal Fluid examin¬ ations are carried out, while two technical assistants carry out the routine work mentioned above.