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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Beckenham 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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HEALTH SERVICES.
1. Hospitals and Clinics.
Beckenham Hospital—Croydon Road, Beckenham.
Beckenham Maternity Hospital—Stone Park Avenue, Beckenham.
Widmore Road and Mason's Hill Maternity Units, Bromley, Kent.
Bromley Hospital—Cromwell Avenue, Bromley, Kent.
Children's Heart Hospital—West Wickham.
Children's Hospital—Sydenham.
Farnborough Hospital—Farnborough.
Lennard Isolation Hospital—Bromley Common.
The Babies' Hospital—Sydenham Hill.
Bromley Chest Clinic—Tiger Lane, Masons Hill, Bromley.
Penge Chest Clinic—1, Westbury Road, Penge.
2. Other Services (Kent County Council).
Home Helps. Beckenham District Office, 12, Beckenham Road,
Beckenham.
Home Nurses. Beckenham District Office, 12, Beckenham Road,
Beckenham.
Midwives. West Wickham : 4, Grosvenor Road.
105a, Station Road.
Beckenham : 12, Beckenham Road, Beckenham.
Ambulances. Through Hospital or Beckenham District Office.
Old People's Homes. Thornton House—(Save our Souls Society).
The Chestnuts—(Private) Gwydor Road,
Beckenham.
Under the supervision of Kent County
Council.
Mental Welfare. District Offices, Beckenham Road, Beckenham.
General Welfare. District Offices, Beckenham Road, Beckenham.
Clinics for Maternity and Child Welfare.
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Table: SURVEYS IN RESPECT OF BOROUGH.

SURVEYS IN RESPECT OF BOROUGH.

Table A BECKENHAMTable B WEST WICKHAMTable C TOTAL
Beckenham Road Depot.1951(Nov. 30—Dec. 12)Christ Church Hall Beckenham Rd. Depot 1952(July 15—Aug. 6)Hawes Down School 1951 (Sept. 4—7)Emmanuel Church Hall. 1952(Oct. 22—Nov. 3)19511952
Total Radiographed4,856Percentage-4,454Percentage-1,031Percentage-1,503Percentage-5,8875,957
Total passed on Miniature Film4,50892.84,18493.997494.41,45196.55,4825,635
Total, all abnormalities as below961.91413.1272.6362.3123177
Probable new cases of Pulmonary T.B.300.6390.880.770.43846
Previously known Tuberculosis9(8 M. 1 F.J9(5 M. 4 F.)-2(1 M. 1 F.)-3(1 M. 2 F.)-1112
Heart and Circulatory abnormalities9-4-3-4-128
Other Chest abnormalities48-89-14-22-62111
Total passed on large film40-104-24-12-64128