Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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(3) Midwives Acts, 1902-1936, Administration of.
(4) Public Health Act, 1936, Nursing Homes,
Administration of.
(5) Treatment Schemes and Clinics for Children
under 5 Years.
(a) Consultant Surgeon and Orthopædic 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) Ultra Violet Ray Clinics.
Full details of Clinics and Welfare Centres appear
under the heading Treatment Centres and Clinics.
The following table indicates in quinquennial periods, 1926-1935, together with the past three years separately, the progress of work carried out at the Ante-
Natal Clinics.
Quinquennial Periods. | Individual. Attendances. | Total. Attendances. | Medical. Consultations. | Clinic Sessions Held. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1926-1930 | 558 | 885 | 883 | 108 |
1931-1935 | 661 | 1099 | 1080 | 142 |
1936 | 193 | 272 | 266 | 38 |
1937 | 224 | 348 | 345 | 42 |
1938 | 132 | 253 | 233 | 47 |