[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, York City.

  • York (England). City Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, York City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOSPITALS (VOLUNTARY). Mr. J. R. Mackrill, Secretary of the York County Hospital, has kindly supplied the following information:— “YORK COUNTY HOSPITAL. Three new appointments to the Consulting Medical Staff were made during the year. • Paediatrician.—Dr. Walter Henderson Asst. Ophthalmic Surgeon—Dr. B. Sheehan. Neuro Surgeon—Dr. W. R. Henderson. A Clinic for chronic rheumatic cases was started under the direction of Dr. Edward Vergette, and the accommodation for the Re-habilitation Depart¬ ment was extended. The Dental Room in the Out-Patients’ Department was re-equipped and provided with much new apparatus. The work on the necessary alterations to the new annexe at Deighton Grove was continued and it is anticipated that it will be available for occupa¬ tion in September, 1947.’’ POOR LAW MEDICAL OUT-RELIEF. The following visits were paid by the three District Medical Officers during the year:— Dr. Stewart, 978; Dr. Tateson, 569; Dr. Woodhead, 491. Total, 2,038. INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR THE CARE OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES. Miss Course, Executive Officer, York Mental Deficiency Acts Com¬ mittee, reports:— “Brandesburton Hall Certified Institution, which was requisitioned by the Air Ministry in 1941, has now been handed back to the East Riding and York Joint Board. As soon as the necessary repairs and alterations are completed it is hoped that all certified mental defectives chargeable to the York and East Riding Joint Board will be accommodated there. At present the institutional accommodation at the disposal of the York Authority continues to be scattered. The York patients are as follows:— East Riding Mental Hospital ... • • • • • • Males. ... 3 Females. 5 Claypenny Colony ... 6 6 Whittington Hall ... ... — 11 Royal Albert ... 2 4 Winestead Colony ... 5 — Hatfield Hall . ... — 5 Howbeck House ... 1 1 Royal Fort Home ... — 1 Ashton House ... — 4 Rampton ... ... 2 3 Durran Hill . « • • ... — 1 Total • • • ... 19 41