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Laboratory Service.
Routine medical and Food and Drugs samples are forwarded to
the Public Health Laboratory at Barming and to the County Analyst's
Laboratory at Maidstone, and the following is a summary of the work
carried out on behalf of the Council during 1961:—
Faeces 82
Food Samples, etc. 276
Water Samples 50
408
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Section 47.
Although several cases were visited and investigated during the
year, it was not necessary to apply to the Court for an Order for compulsory
removal of any of the persons concerned.
Section 50.
Under this section of the Act, a duty is placed on the local
authority to arrange for the burial or cremation of the body of any
person who has died or been found dead in their area, if it appears
that no suitable arrangements for the disposal of the body have or are
being made. During the year, one body was dealt with by the Council.
Nursing Homes.
There are no registered Nursing Homes within the area.
Public Mortuary.
There is no public mortuary in use in the district. Facilities have
been given for the use of the mortuaries attached to Farnborough and
Orpington Hospitals.
SERVICES RENDERED BY THE HOSPITAL BOARDS.
(a) Farnborough Hospital—Provides a general hospital service with
712 beds.
(b) Chest Clinic—There is no Chest Clinic in the area, all patients
being referred to the Clinic at Tiger Lane, Bromley.
The above are under the control of the Bromley Group Hospital
Management Committee, whose offices are at Farnborough Hospital.
(c) Orpington Hospital—General Hospital with provision for 806
beds, including Part III residential accommodation for County
use.
This hospital is controlled by the Orpington and Sevenoaks Group
Hospital Management Committee and their offices are at Orpington
Hospital.
(d) Venereal Diseases—Patients are referred to the various hospitals
with specialist clinics for dealing with these diseases.