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Of the 158 patients seen during November and December no positive cases
of carcinoma of the cervix were found but 47 gynaecological disorders were
detected. These patients were referred to their general practitioners to whom
copies of the pathological reports were sent.
Family Planning
The arrangements continued with the Family Planning Association to provide
advice to married women for whom further pregnancies would be dangerous
or detrimental to health. A per capita fee was paid to the Association for the
50 women who were referred to the Association during the year ended 31st
December, 1965.
Health Centres
The South East London General Practitioner Centre.
This centre, opened in 1961, is probably the only health centre of its type in the
country. It is an experiment to assess the value of providing family doctors with
all the diagnostic facilities that will enable them to investigate to the full, medical
incidents of those of their own patients who do not necessarily require a specialist
opinion and to complete their Clinical examination. At the same time specialist
opinion is available to them from part-time consultants who supervise the respective
departments and the clinical reports that emanate from them.
The centre has a minor operating theatre which is available to any general
practitioner, two consulting rooms where he can carry out more intensive investigations
than might be easily possible in his own surgery, and where he can have
the use of specialist equipment and the help of trained nursing staff. Special
treatments, dressings and injections ordered by the family doctor can also be
carried out.
There are organised discussion groups, lectures and a well-equipped commonroom.
The Council provides and maintains the premises, supplies the furniture and
non-medical equipment, nursing, health visiting and secretarial staff. The Sir
Halley Stewart Trust made a grant to cover the Director's salary. The South East
Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board and the Camberwell Hospital Management
Committee provide specialist equipment, staff, and consultants for the
radiological and pathological departments. The College of General Practitioners
gave invaluable advice and assistance during the planning stage.
Statistics for neriod 1.?/ January—3 l.v/ December. 1965
Path.
4584
X-Ray
4255
E.C.G.
829
Allergies
126
Nursing
3466
Minor
Ops.
116
Total
Attendances
10,078
Total
Investigations
13,376
Bermondsey Health Centre.
The Borough and the Ministry of Health shared the use of this centre. The
chest clinics and the general dental services clinic were continued by the Regional
Hospital Board and the Inner London Executive Council respectively; maternity
and infant welfare clinics, chiropody clinics and a home help service were provided
by the borough.
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