Report of the Brentwood District Hospital : 1929.

  • Brentwood District Hospital.
Date:
1929
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report of the Brentwood District Hospital : 1929. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Brentwood District Hospital. REPORT of the COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT for the Year ending 31st December, 1929. THE number of Patients admitted to the Hospital during the year was 258, of whioh number 119 were children. The number of admissions was less than in 1928, the reason being that several bad accidents to local people occasioned the occupation of beds for long periods. The average number of days’ stay of each patient was 15-786 days, an increase of 4J days on 1928. There were 40 major and 120 minor operations performed in the theatre. The X-Pay department dealt with 260 ordinary cases and 34 dental cases, and 660 films were used. The massage department dealt with 90 patients, and the number of treatments given was 1518. As in former years, the arrangements made with the Edu¬ cation Committee of the Essex County Council were carried out in respect of treatment for tonsils and adenoids, and a large number of children were admitted during the year. In April, 1929, a letter was received signed by the Medical Officers of the Hospital urging, for consideration by the Com¬ mittee, a substantial increase in the Hospital accommodation to deal with the increasing needs of Brentwood and District. Since that date the matter has been carefully gone into by the Committee and is still under discussion. Various schemes for the enlargement of the Hospital have been investigated in in consultation with the Hon. Architect. The difficulties of dealing with such a small ground site available for building are considerable, but it is hoped that a way may be found to provide adequate accommodation at any rate for the next few years.