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Royal Northern, Holloway Road, N. 7. Skin—Males and females : Wednesday
and Thursday 1 p.m. Syphilis—Males: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Females and children: Monday 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.,
Tuesday and Thursday 6 to 8 p.m. Gonorrhoea—Males and females : Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 6 to 8 p.m.
University College, Gower Street, W.C. 1. Special (Venereal)—Male : Monday,
Wednesday and Friday 5.30 to 7 p.m., Saturday 1.30 to 3 p.m. Female:
Monday and Friday 5.30 to 7 p.m., Daily treatment (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1929, CIRCULAR 1072, SECTION 14.
In January of the year under consideration it was intimated by the
Ministry of Health that it was proposed to carry out a survey of the Council's
public health services in accordance with the provisions of Ministry of
Health circular 1072, section 14.
This section is as follows : —
"The inspection by the Medical Officer of the department of these
services, and of the institutions and premises in which the services are
carried on, will, in future, usually form part of the general inspection of
public health services to be undertaken from time to time in each area.
These inspections, both general and particular, will be required in order
that the Minister may be satisfied that each local authority is maintaining
a reasonable standard of efficiency and progress in the discharge of
their functions relating to public health services, as defined in the Local
Government Act, 1929, regard being had to the standards maintained in
other areas whose financial resources and other relevant circumstances
are substantially similar."
This survey was conducted in due course, and a letter dated 14th October,
1931, was received in which the report made by the Officer of the Ministry
was referred to in the following terms : —
" Sir,
I am directed by the Minister of Health to state that he has considered
the Report made by Medical Officers of the Department after
their recent survey of the public health services of the Borough Council.
It appears that, so far as can be judged from a general survey, a reasonable
standard of efficiency and progress is being maintained in the discharge
by the Council of their functions relating to these services.
It is understood that the Council have under consideration the
establishment of additional ante-natal sessions and the development of
educational work at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, as well
as an increase in the staff of Health Visitors. The Council will no doubt
consider to what extent further expenditure for these purposes would be
justified at the present time, having regard to the considerations
mentioned in Circular 1222.