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School Clinics
With the coming into operation of the 1944 Education Act, the
Medical Officer of Health was appointed in September, 1945, Divisional
Medical Officer for the Beddington and Wallington half of the MidEastern
Divisional Executive of the County of Surrey. School clinics
continue to be conducted at The Grange Mansion, Wallington, Rochester
Road and Phoenix Flats, Carshalton The services provided at these
clinics are now general medical inspection and treatment, dental treatment,
speech therapy and physiotherapy.
Venereal Diseases Clinics
The Surrey County Council was, until the 5th July, 1948, responsible
for the control and treatment of venereal diseases in the area, and was a
member of the London and Home Counties Scheme. This service was
taken over on the 5th July, 1948, by the Regional Hospital Board, who
continue to provide free diagnosis and treatment at the Croydon General
Hospital, at clinics established at St. Helier Hospital, the Royal Surrey
Hospital, Guildford, the East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, and at hospitals
previously under the London and Home Counties Scheme.
Cleansing of Persons
During 1957 the Corporation Cleansing Station, situated near the
Grange Mansion, continued to provide facilities for cleansing infested
persons.
The general standard of cleanliness, as shown by the examinations
conducted by Health Visitors in schools and clinics, is at an extremely
high level, a very small number of people having been treated. It is
now rare to find a child in school suffering from pediculosis of the head
or body.
Special attention paid by Health Visitors and Public Health Inspectors
during their routine visits and through their contact with the public at
the Town Hall, together with a higher standard of personal hygiene,
makes real uncleanliness a rare condition.
During the year no treatments were carried out at the Cleansing Station.
LABORATORY FACILITIES
The Corporation's arrangements for the examination of swabs, sputa
and other pathological material continue as heretofore.
During 1957, H. Amphlett Williams, Esq., Ph.D.(Lond.), A.C.G.F.C.,
F.R.I.C., Public Analyst, 1 Southwark Street, S.E.I, continued the
arrangement made in 1946 for the examination of milk, water and
ice-cream.
In general, pathological specimens are sent to the Pathological
Laboratories at St. Helier Hospital. Samples of milk and water are
submitted for bacteriological examination to the Ministry of Health
laboratories at Epsom, reports being received free of charge under the
National Health Service Act, 1946.
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