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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Sewerage and Drainage.
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA
(a) Provided by Public Authorities.
*1. Fever Hospitals. The West Kent Joint Hospital Board
provided Fever Hospital accommodation for Beckenham and
a number of other districts.
*2. Maternity Hospital. The Beckenham Borough Council and
the Penge Urban District Council maintained a Joint Hospital
at Stone Park Avenue, Beckenham.
*3. General Hospital. The County Council provided General
Hospitals at Farnborough and at Orpington for acute cases and
the chronic sick. The Hospital at Farnborough included a
Maternity Block with 50 beds.
*4. Tuberculosis. The Kent County Council were responsible for
the provision of Sanatoria and Hospitals for Tubercular
patients, and for the provision of Chest Clinics for diagnosis
and treatment. The Chest Clinic for Beckenham and Penge is
at 1, Westbury Road, Penge, and for Wickham at 2, Park
Road, Bromley.
*5. Day Nurseries. To meet war-time developments the Council
opened two Nurseries, with places for 85 children in all.
(b) Local Clinic Services provided by the Local Authorities.
The table on pages 14 and 15 shows the Centres and Clinics in
operation up to 5th July, 1948, when the services were transferred
to the Kent County Council.
(c) Local Services provided by Voluntary Organisations.
*1. Beckenham Hospital. This Voluntary Hospital had accommodation
for 78 patients. It was the General Hospital for the
district for the treatment of acute medical and surgical cases
and was supported by voluntary contributions and charges
made to patients.
The Hospital provided Consultant's Out-Patient Clinics
at which patients could receive the advice of a specialist by
appointments which were made through the patients' own
doctors.
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