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B. G. A. Edelston. The districts covered by these two
dispensaries are, Bromley, Beckenham, Penge, Anerley,
and parts of Sydenham and Upper Norwood, Chislehurst
and Sidcup Urban districts and Orpington Urban district.
The Tuberculosis Officer's head office is at the Bromley
Dispensary, which is held at 2, Park Road, Bromley, on
Wednesdays at 1.30—3.30 p.m., and on Fridays at 5—6
p.m. The Corporation supplies a nurse from the Health
Visiting staff for the Wednesday dispensary who also
carries out home visiting of patients.
The work of the Dispensary is briefly reported on by
the Tuberculosis Officer under Part XY. of this Peport.
Venereal Diseases Treatment Centres.
The Kent County Council provide treatment at various
centres in the County. There is no centre in the Borough.
The close proximity of London, where ample facilities are
available at the various London Hospitals, provides an
adequate and convenient service for such cases.
V.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Rivers and Streams.
No cudverting of watercourses was carried out except
the normal piping in of small streams by estate developers
as their building operations took place. Four nuisances
from pollution of a minor character were investigated
during the year, and after service of informal notices the
unsatisfactory conditions were remedied.
Drainage and Sewerage.
The main drainage of Bromley links up with the
undertaking of the West Kent Main Sewerage Board,
whose purification works are at Dartford. New Sludge
Digestion Works were inaugurated by the Board at their
Sewage Purification Works, Dartford, on 6th July, 1935,
which is capable of dealing with a population of 340,000.
The process is reported to have proved successful in every
way.
Soil sewers were extended in Longdon Wood, Forest
Ridge and Forest Drive,