[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Colne Valley (Combined) U.D.C.

  • Colne Valley (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Colne Valley (Combined) U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ante-Natal Clinics There are no separate Ante-Natal Clinics in the District, but expectant mothers may be seen prior to the Infant Welfare sessions on the 1st Wednesday afternoon in the month at Slaithwaite and on the 4th Monday afternoon in the month at Golcar. School Clinics No special School Clinics are held in the District but school- children are seen at all Infant Welfare Clinic sessions. All these Clinics are held in the following premises:— Linthwaite: Wesley Methodist Assembly Rooms, Stones Lane,. Linthwaite. Golcar: Woodville, Scar Lane, Golcar. Marsden: Conservative Club, Marsden. Slaithwaite: Civic Hall, New Street, Slaithwaite. Chest Clinic Held daily at 1 Peel Street, Huddersfield, but a prior appoint- ment is necessary. Venereal Diseases Qinics Held at York Place, New North Road, Huddersfield; Clayton Hospital, Wakefield; and the General Infirmary, Dewsbury. Hospitals (a) Infectious Diseases: Under the National Health Service Act,. Colne Valley is placed in the Leeds Regional Hospital Area, and cases of Infectious Diseases, other than Smallpox, are admitted to the Mill Hill Isolation Hospital, Huddersfield. Accommodation for cases of Smallpox is provided by the Leeds Regional Hospital Board at the Oakwell Smallpox Hospital, Birstall. (b) General Hospitals Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Staincliffe General Hospital, Dewsbury. Deanhouse Hospital, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth. (c) Maternity: Arrangements are made for the admission of patients to the Princess Royal Maternity Home, Huddersfield and various General Hospitals.