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

  • Chelmsford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Hospitals. The Chelmsford and Essex Hospital and Dispensary (Voluntary). Accommodation :— Males. Females. Total. General medical 17 20 37 General surgical 18 34 52 Children, medical and surgical .. — .. — 21 Private wards — — 10 Total .. 120 Details of the Out-Patient Department are as follows :— Massage, Electrical and .. These departments are open Sunlight Departments daily. X-Ray Department .. .. The Radiologist attends at the Hospital on Monday, Wednesday and Friday after- noons. Casualty Department .. .. This department is open daily. Out-patient Clinics. Monday—2 p.m. Tuesday—11 a.m. 3.30 p.m. Thursday—10 a.m. Friday—10 a.m. 1.30 p.m. Saturday—10 a.m. Surgical Surgical Genito-Urinary Ear, Nose and Throat Diabetic Cases Surgical Orthopaidic Ophthalmic Medical Pathological Mr. P. G. C. Martin. Mr. M. D. Sheppard. Mr. Martin Henry. Dr. F. E. Camps. Mr. H. A. H. Harris. Dr. S. G. Corner. Dr. F. E. Camps. The following Essex County Council Climes are held at the Hospital :— Tuesday—2 p.m. .. .. .. Ante-natal. 6 p.m. Wednesday—10 a.m. 2.30 p.m. Friday—11a.m. Venereal Diseases. Tuberculosis. Mental Diseases. Venereal Diseases. Blood Transfusion Service. Volunteers can be tested for this purpose at the Chelmsford and Essex Hospital. It is necessary to have a list of as large a number of tested persons ■as possible so that there is an assurance that someone with the right type 'of blood will be available as a donor at short notice. Medical experience, confirmed by the treatment of injured in recent wars, leaves no doubt as to the benefit of blood transfusion in saving life.