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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chislehurst 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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In addition to these hospitals, six blocks of Grove Park Hospital
lie within the Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District. One of these
blocks is given over to Mass Radiography. In the remaining five
blocks there are 291 beds given over to cases of tuberculosis. They
form part of the Woolwich Hospital Group.
3. Services Rendered by the County Council.
Health Visiting.
The County Council employ ten Health Visitors to work in
Chislehurst and Sidcup. Their main function is to give domiciliary
advice in the care of mother and child, to attend welfare centres and
school clinics and school medical inspections. They follow up and
advise on immunisation against Diphtheria and vaccination against
Smallpox.
Midwifery (Domiciliary).
There are nine midwives engaged whole time on domiciliary
midwifery. They are engaged either by the patient direct, or through
the latter's Doctor, and act either as midwives or maternity nurses.
Home Nursing Service.
There are twelve Home Nurses in the Chislehurst and Sidcup area
who attend patients in their own homes on certification of the need
by a doctor.
Domestic Help Service.
Below is a summary of the cases assisted in Chislehurst and Sidcup during the year: —
| Types of Cases | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apl | May | Jne | Jly | Aug | Spt | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lying-in | 5 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 99 |
| Ambulant | |||||||||||||
| Expectant | |||||||||||||
| Mothers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | |
| Bedridden | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Aged | |||||||||||||
| Ambulant | 36 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 31 33 | 32 | 39 | 37 | 45 | 43 | 431 | |
| Bedridden | 31 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 28 31 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 362 | |
| Tuberculosis | |||||||||||||
| Ambulant | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 71 |
| Bedridden | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 144 |
| Other Cases | |||||||||||||
| Ambulant | 38 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 22 | 24 | 18 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 292 | |
| Bedridden | 17 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 18 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 251 | |
| Totals | 153 | 160 | 174 | 191 137 | 132 122 114 | 135 125 | 124 | 129 | 1,695 | ||||
Number of Part-time Domestic Helpers 102
Number of Full-time Domestic Helpers 3