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C 10 5,.r. Nose and Throat.
Owing to shortage of staff and beds the arrangements exits with the
Erith hospital for the operative treatment of tonsils and adenoids
have had to be revised.
With the help of the London County Council and Dr. Honderson,
the Medical Superintendent, in June arrangements were made to admit
children to the Southern Hospital, Dartford, for this operation, while
in October of this year in conjunction with this scheme monthly
specialist clinic was opened at the Bedonwell clinic. This
attended by Mr. Alexander, the consulting aural surgeon of the
Southern. Hospital and provides fox examination of the children before
and after admission to hospital, aid for proper observation
subsequently. At the end of the year there were no children
awaiting this operative procedure.
The following shows the number of cases dealt with:-
Cases operated on at the Erith Hospital - 25
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Southern Hospital - 136
Total 161
SECTION D. - HOSPITAL AMBULANCE AND MORTUARY FACILITIES.
D (1) GENERAL.
Situated within the area is a hospital of 43 beds which is
maintained by voluntary efforts. The building is well equipped and
and has a visitings staff of local medical practitioners. The
special departments are attended by a special consultant staff-.
Tha services of the large General and Social Hospital in
London are redically accessiable to residents an this area.
D (2) VENERAL DISTRICTS.
A Veneral Diseases for clinic for this area is held at Dartford
and is provided by the Kent County Council.
D (3) CHILDREN.
A. ward of ten beds is provided at the Erith and District
Hospital, whilst special hospitals in Wellwich and other parts of
London are easily accessible.
D (4) AMBULANCE SERVICE.
As indicated in my Report for 1948 the Public Health Ambulance
service consisting of three ambulances for non infectious or accident
cases and one for the removal of infectious cases, is run entirely
by Civil Defence personnel at the Central Ambulance Debot.