[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans City.

  • St. Albans (England). City Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In-Patient discharges 7»356 Total Out-Patient attendances 47,020 Casualty 20,489 X-Ray Department 49,77^1 Physiotherapy Department 29,411 HILL END HOSPITAL No. of beds 786 Psychiatric No. of discharges 1,341 Out-Patients Noo of new patients 212 No. of attendances 1,357 Day Patients No. of new patients 83 No. of attendances 6,628 X-ray department 3,195 units Physiotherapy department 471 attendances HIGH WICK Regional Unit for Psychotic and Maladjusted Children Beds 19 Discharges 2 Housing Rehousing is still the greatest problem confronting the Council. A points scheme is used to assess need for Council houses, and in addition, all certificates from medical practitioners requesting priority for any of their patients are submitted to the Medical Officer of Health, The Medical Officer of Health can then allocate additional points on medical grounds.