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Bromley 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
NURSING HOMES.
(Public Health Act, 1936, Sections 187/195.)
One nursing home was first registered during 1952. There
are at the present time six nursing homes on the register.
Nursing homes are inspected at frequent intervals and there
have been no matters which have called for report to the Local
Authority.
The six homes provide a total of ninety beds for medical
and surgical cases. No maternity beds are provided for.
The majority of these beds continue to be occupied by the
aged sick or aged infirm.
Details of the homes are as under:—
| Address | No. of Beds | No. of new patients received during 1952 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical | Medical and Chronic | ||
| — | |||
| 8 | — | 8 | |
| — | |||
| — | — | ||
| — | |||
| — | |||
HOSPITAL SERVICES.
(a) Bromley Hospital, Cromwell Avenue. Provides a
general hospital service with 133 beds. There are two
Maternity Units attached to this hospital, one at 118, Widmore
Road (22 beds), and the other at 20, Masons Hill (38 beds).
(b) Lennard Hospitals, Lennard Road. There are fifty-six
beds in use at the Lennard Hospitals for infectious diseases cases,
and twenty-four beds for Geriatrics. The number of infectious
disease beds can be doubled in an emergency.
(c) Chest Clinic. Situated at the rear of the main Bromley
Hospital buildings, with entrance from Tiger Lane.
All the above are under the control of the Bromley Group
Hospital Management Committee whose offices are at Farnborough
Hospital, Farnborough, Kent.
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
The Ambulance Depot is at Masons Hill, Bromley.
There are, at the present time, eleven ambulances and four
sitting case cars available at this depot.