[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridgwater Borough.

  • Bridgwater (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1938
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridgwater Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    9/36 (page 7)
    (3) Children. The General Hospital has a Children’s Ward, with 13 beds, and the Mary Stanley Home 7 cots for infants. (4) Other. The Bridgwater General Hospital has accommoda- tion of 72 beds and special departments for Massage, X-ray and Electrical treatment. Arrangements have been recently made under which Consultants from the Bristol Teachings Schools attend monthly and when required (Physician, Surgeon, Oculist, Gynaecologist and Dermatologist). No financial support is given by the Local Authority to these Hospitals. The Public Assistance Institution Infirmary, which serves the old Union area of 40 Parishes, including Bridgwater and Langport, has 80 beds, including f? Maternity, and a bungalow of 2 beds for Tuberculosis cases. There is no special institutional provision for unmarried mothers, illegitimate infants and homeless children in the area other than that provided by the Public Assistance Institution. AMBULANCE FACILITIES. A. Infectious Diseases. Cases are conveyed to the Cross Isolation Hospital by the Hospital’s Motor Ambulance and our horse- drawn Ambulance is now used for conveying bedding, etc., for disinfection. B. Non-Infectious Diseases. Two Motor Ambulances in the charge of a unit of the St. John Ambulance Brigade are available for accidents and non-infectious illnesses. CLINICS and TREATMENT CENTRES. Maternity and Child Welfare Day Nurseries Orthopaedic Minor Clinic Tuberculosis Clinic Venereal Disease Clinic Held at Health Centre, Mount St. nil Health Centre, Mount St. Health Centre, Mount St. Health Centre, Mount St. Time Fridays, 2 to 5 1st and 3rd Thurs. of each month Weds. 9.30 to 1 Weds. 1 to 6 The above are provided by the Somerset County Council. School Clinic. This is provided by the Local Education Authority, and is held every morning at 9.30 a.m. The School Medical Officer attends on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9.30 a.m. The School Dentist attends on Thursdays and Fridays and the County Oculist as required. The Clinic is available for Elementary School Children.