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Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE BOROUGH.
Isolation Hospital Accommodation.
This has always been available at the Bow Arrow
Hospital of the Dartford Joint Hospital Committee of
which the Council is the largest contributent member.
The policy of not sending in scarlet fever cases unless
the clinical or home conditions require admission, has
been followed. The shortage of nursing staff in the year
1945 has required that the necessity for any admission
should be well scrutinised.
| Bexley Cottage Hospital | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients Admitted | 546 | 357 | 257 | 251 | 280 | 207 | 224 |
| Patient Days | 5019 | 4757 | 4581 | 5633 | 5126 | 4839 | 6225 |
| Outpatient Attendances | 674 | 668 | 728 | 748 | 3304 | 919 | 1093 |
| X-Ray examinations | Figures not available. | 389 | 485 | 575 | 571 | 585 | |
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
Infectious Diseases.
This ambulance service has continued to be supplied
by the Dartford Joint Hospital Committee.
Non-Infectious Diseases.
From 1944 and until the Civil Defence Services were
disbanded a second ambulance for urgent cases was
manned by that Service. Since July, 1945, two ambulances
have been manned by Corporation staff. Agreements
are still maintained with the neighbouring
authorities except Erith Borough for mutual aid when
cases require urgent removal and no Borough ambulance
is available.
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