London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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The Port Health Authority would be responsible for the vaccinal state of their ambulancelaunch
crews, while the vaccinal state of the Road Ambulance personnel would be the concern of
the ambulance authority, the Greater London Council.
3. Names of smallpox consultants available.
Dr. W.T.G. Boul, M.B.E.
Dr. A. Melvin Ramsey
Dr. C.F.L. Hill (Bexley; Bromley; Greenwich and West Kent)
Dr. G.D.W. McKendrick
Dr. E. O'Sullivan
Dr. J.C. McEntee
Dr. J.C. Blake (Outer Kent)
Dr. E.H. Brown
Dr. J.D. Kershaw
Dr. H.P. Lambert
4. Facilities for laboratory diagnosis of smallpox.
Facilities are available at the Virus Reference Laboratory at the Central Public Health
Laboratory, Colindale, N.W.9.
SECTION VIII
VENEREAL DISEASE
Venereal Disease is not compulsorily notifiable to Medical Officers of Health, but efforts are
made both by the Boarding Medical Officers and the Port Health Inspectors to bring to the notice
of seamen using the port the facilities available for free treatment and the importance of obtaining
skilled treatment as early as possible. A leaflet has been produced and is issued as appropriate.
A copy is set out below. Small posters giving similar information are put up in suitable dock premises,
with permission from the Port of London Authority, and in accordance with the requirements
of the Indecent Advertisements (Amendment) Act, 1970.
It is usually possible to arrange for a patient to be referred to the Seamen's Hospital or other suitable hospital in the vicinity of the ship.
| VENEREAL | DISEASES |
|---|---|
| Mon 2 pm - 4 pm Wed 2 pm - 4 pm Fri 2 pm - 4 pm | |
| Mon 5 pm Wed 5 pm Fri 5 pm | |
| Mon to Fri 9 am - 7 pm Sat 9 am - 12 noon | |
| Sat 11 am - 12 noon | |
| Tue 9.30 am -12 noon Fri 12.30 pm - 3.30 pm | |
| Mon to Fri 10 am - 7 pm Sat 10 am - 3 pm | |
| Mon 10 am - 1 pm Tue 10 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm Wed 10 am - 12 noon Fri 4 pm - 6.30 pm | |
| Mon 11 am - 1.45 pm and 4 pm - 6 pm Tue 11 am - 1.45 pm and 4 pm - 6 pm Thur 11 am- 1.45 pm Fri 11 am - 1.45 pm and 4 pm - 6 pm Sat 9.15 am -11.15 am | |
| 22 Cobham Street, Gravesend Telephone Gravesend 3061 | Tue 11 am - 1 pm Sat 9 am -10 am |
| 36 New Road, Rochester Telephone Medway 43343 | Mon 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm Thur 10.00 am - 1.00 pm |