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Bermondsey 1947

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1947

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MENTAL ILLNESS
Applications to have persons of unsound mind placed under
control should be made to the Medical Officer of Health (B.2), London
County Council, The County Hall, S.E.1.
The service operates throughout the 24 hours of the day and at
week-ends. Cases of mental illness requiring urgent attention will
be dealt with on application to The County Hall as follows : —
During normal office hours (i.e., 9.30 a.m. to 5.0 p.m., Mondays
to Thursdays; 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Fridays ; 9.30 a.m. to
12.30 p.m., Saturdays), telephone Waterloo 5000, Extension 273.
After normal office hours telephone Waterloo 5000, Extension
7005.