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the scope of treatment for school children at the instance of
the Education Authority is limited, that persuades one of
the necessity for an Out-Patient Department at the local
Cottage Hospital.
The clinic for expectant moifihers met on 11 occasions
last year. There were enrolled a total of 45 individuals,
and 73 attendances were made—an average of 6.6.
There are 3 School Clinics in Bromley—one at Park
Road, one at Raglan Road School, and the Dental Clinic at
Wharton Road School.
The only other clinic in the town is the County Tuberculosis
Dispensary at Park Road.
Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority
or County Council:—
(1) Tuberculosis.—The sanatorium provision is described
in the Annual Reports of the County Medical Officer
of Health.
(2) Maternity.—The Bromley and Chislehurst Maternity
Hospital is a voluntary organisation, which receives a
block grant direct from the Ministry of Health, and is subsidised
by the Bromley Borough Council to the extent that
the cost of maintenance of cases recommended for admission
by the Medical Officer of Health is defrayed out of the
rates.
(3) Children.—No children's hospital is provided or
subsidised by the Local Authority.
(4) Fever.—The Bromley and Beckenham Joint Isolation
Hospital, at Skym Corner, in the Borough of Bromley,
provides for the isolation of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and
Typhoid Fever, and for severe cases of Measles.