[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C.

  • Brentwood (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mothers, illegitimate infants or homeless children. Ambulance Facilities.—There is an arrangement with the Billericay Authority whereby infectious cases are removed to the Isolation Hospital in the Ambulance belonging to Billericay. There is an ambulance provided by the British Red Cross Society whereby cases of accident and other ailments not of an infectious nature are removed to hospital on payment of running charges. Nursing.—There are two district nurses who attend confinements and certain general ailments but not infectious diseases. There are four registered midwives who practice in the district one of v/hom is also a district nurse. There are no clinics provided by the Local Authority the duty being undertaken by the County Council. The Sanitary Officials are the Medical Officer (who is a part time Officer) and the Sanitary Inspector, who also acts as Surveyor and is a whole time Officer. Contributions to the salaries of the M.O.H. and Sanitary Inspector are made under the provisions of the Public Health Acts. Legislation in Force :— Legislation in Force.—The Adopted Acts are :— Infectious Diseases (Prevention of) Act, 1890. The Public Health (Amendment) Act, 1890, Part HI. The Private Street Works Act, 1892. The Bye-Laws are :— Keeping of Animals, Removal of Refuse, &c. Lodging Houses. Regulations under “ Dairy and Cowsheds Order.” Tents, Vans, Sheds, &c. Public Conveniences. Slaughterhouses. New Streets and Buildings (Revised July, 1925). Laboratory Work.—Bacteriological specimens are sent in practically all suspected cases of infectious disease by the Medical Attendant for examination, to the County Laboratory. Antitoxin is supplied free by the Council in necessary cases on application by the Medical Attendant. The provi.‘<ion of “ The Sale of Foods and Drugs Acts,” are carried out by the County Council whose Inspector is Mr. Arthur Hor.snell to whom 1 am indebted for the following particulars :— [0]