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Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The Tuberculosis Dispensary is provided by the Kent
County Council, and is held at 2, Park Road, Bromley, on
Wednesdays, 1.30 to 3.30 p.m., and Fridays, 5—6 p.m.
The Tuberculosis Officer in charge is Dr. B. G. A.
Edelston. The arrangement with the Corporation of
Bromley to provide the services of a Nurse from the
Health Visiting Staff for the Wednesday Clinic was discontinued
by the Kent County Council as from 1st
December, 1937, consequent on their appointing a fulltime
Tuberculosis Nurse.
The Health Visitor in attending the Dispensary
formed an admirable link between the services of the two
authorities, and thus preserved that element of co-ordinated
effort so desirable in the public services.
Venereal Diseases Treatment Centres.
The Kent County Council provides treatment at the
various centres in the County. There is no centre in
Bromley, but if needs be the close proximity of London
affords ample and convenient facilities through the various
large general hospitals.
Hospitals. Public and Voluntary.
(1) Infectious Diseases Hospitals:
West Kent Isolation Hospital—I have not been
advised of any change in the accommodation at
this Hospital, particulars of which were furnished
in my previous report (1936), page 29.
West Kent Smallpox Hospital—The foregoing:
remarks similary apply in this case.
(2) General Hospitals:
Bromley (Kent and District Hospital 103 beds.
Phillips Memorial (Homeopathic)
Hospital 20 beds.
(3) Maternity Hospital:
The Bromley and Chislehurst
Maternity Hospital (Voluntary) 19 beds.
(In addition there are 2 labour wards and 1 isolation ward).