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Poplar 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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(ii) (b) Ambulance facilities.
The ambulance services are provided by the London County Council.
(ii) (c) Nursing in the Home.
Agreements with local nursing associations are in operation, the
fees payable being at the rate of is. 3d. per visit. (For number of cases
visited and total visits paid, see Table in Maternity and Child Welfare
Section of this Report.)
(ii) (d) Treatment Centres and Clinics.
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, Ante-Natal Clinics and Day
Nurseries. (See Maternity and Child Welfare Section, page no.)
Tuberculosis Dispensary. (See page 95, where a list of accommodation
and hours of sessions, etc., is shown.)
There are several school treatment centres in the Borough maintained
by the London County Council.
There is no centre in the Borough for the treatment of venereal
disease. Posters published by the London County Council giving addresses
of the nearest clinics are displayed in the public urinals throughout the
Borough. These posters also state that a complete list of Hospitals where
treatment is available can be had on application at the office of the Public
Health Department.
(ii) (e) Hospitals: Public and Voluntary.
(i) Fever and Smallpox.
Hospitals for patients suffering from these diseases are provided by
the London County Council.
(ii) T uberculosis.
Residential Institutional Treatment for tuberculous patients is
provided by the London County Council.
(iii) Other Hospitals.
There are no hospitals in the Borough provided or subsidised by
the Council.