[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Dover Town and Port.

  • Dover (England). Town and Port Council.
Date:
1958
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    6. Hospital Facilities : These are provided at (a) The Royal Victoria Hospital for surgical cases (b) the Buckland Hospital for general medical and maternity cases, and (c) the Infectious Diseases Hospital for infectious cases except smallpox, for which accommodation is provided at the River Hospital (Long Reach), Hartford, Kent. All are now under the administration of the South East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board. 7. Nursing Home Registrations—Public Health Act, 1936 : There were no nursing homes registered in the town. 8. Clinics and Welfare Centres : The following specialist and consultant services are provided by the Kent County Council, as the Local Health and Education Authority, and by the Regional Hospital Board at the Dover Group of Hospitals. (a) Maternity and Child Welfare : Ante-natal: Brook House Infant Welfare : Brook House Crabble Court, River St. Nicholas Church, Buckland Estate Tuesdays, 2—4 p.m. Fridays, 2—4 p.m. Tuesdays, 3 p.m. (Relax- ation) Fridays, 2.30 p.m. (Relax- ation) Mondays, 2—4 p.m. Wednesdays, 2—4 p.m. Thursdays, 2—4 p.m. Wednesdays, 2—4 p.m. Thursdays, 2—4 p.m. Tuesdays, 2—4 p.m. Dental: See under School Health Service. Women’s Welfare : Brook House 1st Friday in month, 10 a.m. (Nursing mothers by ap- pointment only) ib) Diphtheria Immunisation and Vaccination : Brook House— Immunisation ... ... Wednesdays, 2—3.30 p.m. Vaccination Wednesdays, 2—3.30 p.m. Thursdays, 2 p.m. By ap- pointment.