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SECTION B.
SUMMARY OF HEALTH SERVICES.
I have again sub-divided the services into Services Rendered
by the Council, Services Rendered by the Hospital Boards, and
Services Rendered by the County Council under Part III. of the
National Health Service Act. In addition, there is a vast amount
of voluntary work carried out in Orpington, work which has
undisputed beneficial effect upon the health of the District.
1. Health Services Rendered by the Council.
Sanitary and Environmental Services.
The major services of the Health Department are recorded
under Sections C, D, E, F and G, which follow in this report. In
the Appendix (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) is a summary of this work
of the sanitary inspectors.
Inspection of Nursing Homes.
The two Nursing Homes in the district came under inspection
during the year, and there were no infringements of the Byelaws.
The certificate of registration of one of these homes was
cancelled towards the end of 1949 at the request of the matron.
The remaining home has 10 maternity beds and one other
bed.
2. Services Rendered by Hospital Boards.
There are two hospitals situated in the District: Farnborough
Hospital, with 802 beds, which is within the Bromley Group, and
Orpington Hospital, with 933 beds, which is within the Orpington
and Sevenoaks Group.
3. Services Rendered by the County Council.
Health Visiting.
The County Council employ eight Health Visitors and two
District Nurses within the district. 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).
Three full-time midwives, and four others who combine midwifery
and Home Nursing, are responsible for this area,