London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bromley 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

39
(4) Public Health Act, 1930, Nuhsing Homes, Administration
of.
(5) Treatment Schemes and Clinics for Children
under 5 years.
(a) Consultant Surgeon and Orthopaedic Treatment
for the crippled child.
(b) Minor Ailment Treatment at the School Clinics.
(c) Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant and Surgeon.
Operative treatment at the School Clinic.
(d) Ophthalmologist for defective vision cases.
(e) Dental Treatment.
(f) Provision of hospital treatment for cases of
Ophthalmia Neonatorum and for acute cases of
measles.
(g) Diphtheria Immunisation.
(h) Fltra Violet Ray Clinics.
Full details of Clinics and Welfare Centres appear
under the heading Treatment Centres and Clinics.
Ante-Natal Clinics.

Table: The following table indicates in quinquennial periods, 1926-1935, together with the past two years separately, the progress of work carried out at the Ante-Natal Clinics:—

The following table indicates in quinquennial periods, 1926-1935, together with the past two years separately, the progress of work carried out at the Ante-Natal Clinics:—

Quinquennial periods.Individual Attendances.Total Attendances.Medical Consultations.Clinic Sessions held.
1926-1930558885883108
1931-193566110991080142
193619327226638
193722434834542

Text

Copy text to clipboard

An Ante-natal Clinic is held weekly with the Assistant
Medical Officer of Health, Dr. G. H. Stinson, in
attendance, and once in two months the Consultant
gynaecologist attends a special clinic to advise on cases
specially referred by general practitioners, or by the
Department. A comprehensive midwifery service, ineluding
the general practitioner and the Consultant