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Orpington 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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Dental Clinics are also held in the country areas - Farnborough,
Cudham, Westerham, Biggin Hill, Downe, Green
Street Green, Knockholt, etc.
Immunisation and vaccination
This is carried out at the Child Welfare Centres as
listed above and, in addition, at the Sports Pavilion,
Recreation Ground, St. Mary Cray, every second and third
Thursday in the month, and by special appointment at Chislehurst
Road School, Orpington, on Tuesday afternoons.
Women's Welfare Clinics
These Clinics are held in various parts of the district
and full details are given above.
Patients attending these clinics are referred on medical
grounds and are seen by appointment
Day Nurseries
There is one Day Nursery in the area, at Scad's Hill
House, Orpington, and has provision for 70 children. Applications
for admission of children to this Nursery are
made direct to the matron
Domestic Help Service
Demands for this service are still heavy, especially
for cases of illness in the home and for old people.

The following is a summary of the cases assisted in Orpington during the year 1952:-

Type Of CaseNo. of Cases receiving Serice at 1.1.52No. Of Cases commenced during 1952Total Cases having received service during 1952
Maternity57580
Tuberculosis231336
Aged5086136
Others22155177
100329429