[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Biggleswade U.D.C.

  • Biggleswade (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Biggleswade U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SANITARY ADMINrSPRATION OF THE DISTRICT. Sanitary Inspection The Inspector of Nuisances is also the Surveyor of the district. A summary of the work done during the year is set out on pages 17 and 18. HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION. Small Pox Hospital ' This is situated in the Urban District, in a field adjoining Langford Road, about a mile from Biggleswade Station. It is a corrugated-iron building lined with match-board. It consists of 2 wards, each containing 6 beds. There is a bath-room and sink adjoining each ward, and earth closets are provided. There is an administrative block and a small mortuary. A caretaker resides on the premises. The Hospital was erected in 1902 at a cost of £516. General Isolation Hospital This is a permanent building situated on the Potton Road, about one fnile from Biggleswade. It consists of an Administrative Block, a Scarlet Fever Block, Diphtheria Block, Typhoid Block, a Laundry, a Disinfection Block, and a Mortuary. A modern Washington-Lyon Steam Disinfector is installed. The Hospital was erected in 1879 at a cost of £2,500, and enlarged in 1904 at a cost of £5,814. The Administrative Block was enlarged in 1907 at a cost of £400. Accommodation, according to Local Government Board Regulations, is as follows:— Scarlet Fever Block ... ... 10 beds Diphtheria „ ... ... 8 ., Typhoid „ ... ... 4 „ Total... ... 22