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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE BOROUGH.
Isolation Hospital Accommodation.
Tliis had been available in the past at the Bow
Arrow Hospital of the Dartford Joint Hospital Committee
of which the Council was the largest contributing
member. With the transfer of the Hospital to the
Regional Hospital Board on oth July, 1948, the Joint
Hospital Committee became redundant and there is now
no control of this Hospital by the Local Authority.
Patients suffering from infectious disease are now admitted
to hospitals controlled by the Woolwich and
Dartford Hospital Management Committees.
General Hospitals.
Provisions made by S.E. Metropolitan Regional
Hospital Board.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
The provision of these facilities now rest with the
Kent County Council as Local Health Authority.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1848.
Action taken under Section 47.
It was not neccssary during the year under review
to take statutory action under this Section owing to the
removal of patients by voluntary co-operation.
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
The Public Mortuary which is maintained by the
Corporation, is situated on land at the south side of the
Council Offices.
During the year it was used on 122 occasions and
122 post-mortem examinations were made. 29 inquests
were held. The foreword to this Report contains a
reference to the rebuilding of the Mortuary.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
Pathological and bacteriological work for the area
is carried out at the County Hall, Maidstone, through
the Public Health Laboratory Service.
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