[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Wombwell Local Board / U.D.C.

  • Wombwell (England). Local Board of Health.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Wombwell Local Board / U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    For the purposes of the Poor Law, your district is now (under the Local Government Act) within the Staincross Union of the West Riding County Council. For the purposes of Infectious Disease your Authority contribute to the maintenance of the Brierley Hospital. Your Authority arranged to become one of the constituent authorities of the Hemsworth Hospital Committee j ( ) as from the 1st April, 1935. For Small-pox your authority contribute for the reception of your cases by the Tadcaster and District Small¬ pox Hospital Committee. The colliery accidents in your district mostly go to the Beckett Hospital, Barnsley. Surgical and Medical cases mostly go to the Sheffield Royal Infirmary, the Sheffield Royal Hospital, the Leeds Infirmary and also the Beckett Hospital, Barnsley. Gynaecological cases requiring operation mostly go to the Jessop Hospital and cases of Puerperal Pyrexia and difficult cases of midwifery are now admitted to the Jessop Hospital at an agreed fee to be paid by your authority. Difficult cases of midwifery are also admitted to the Mexborough Maternity Hospital at an agreed fee. Maternity cases are now admitted to the County Maternity Hospital, Mexborough, at a fee paid by your Council where the income falls below a certain level. Several cases have taken advantage of this arrangement during the year.