[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Gateshead County Borough.

  • Gateshead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Gateshead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS PACE Part I.—-Natural and Social Conditions of the Area. A. General Remarks ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 B. Social Conditions ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 C. General Statistics ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 D. Vital Statistics ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 R. Ward Statistics ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Part II.—Health Services of the Area. A. Hospital Accommodation ... ... ... ... ... 5 B. 'Clinics and Welfare Facilities ... ... ... ... 8 C. Maternity and Child Welfare (by Dr. M. B. Herbst). ... ... 9 D. School Medical Service. ... ... ... ... ...17 F. Orthopaedic Scheme ... ... ... ... ... ...17 F. National Health Insurance ... ... ... ... ... 18 G. Public Assistance Medical Service ... ... ... ...18 Id. Gateshead Dispensary ... ... ... ... ...18 I. Gateshead Public Medical Service ... ... ... ...19 J. Home Nursing Service ,.. ... ... ... ...19 K. Ambulance Provision... ... ... ... ... ... 19 F. Faboratory Services ... ... ,.. ... ... ...19 M. Mental Deficiency ... ... ... ... ... ...20 N. Health education and Propaganda ... ... ... ...20 Part III.—Sanitary Circumstances of the Area. A. Water Supply ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 B. Sewerage, Drainage and Closet Accommodation... ... ...22 C. River Pollution ... ... ... ... ... ...22 D. Public Cleansing ... ... ... ... ... ...22 F. Swimming Baths ... ... ... ... ... ...22 F. Report of Chief Sanitary Inspector (by R. W. Wilkinson). ...23 Part IV.—Housing of the Working Classes. ... ... ...25 0 Part V.—Supervision of Food. A. Milk and Dairies ... ... ... ... ... ...26 B. Inspection of Meat and other P'oods ... ... ... ...28 C. P'ood and Drugs Act... ... ... ... ... ...29 D. Food Poisoning ... ... ... ... ... ..29 Part VI.—Prevention and Treatment of Disease. A. Infectious Diseases ... ... ... ... ... ...30 B. Tuberculosis (by Dr. S. I). Rowlands). ... ... ...32 C. Venereal Diseases—-Report of Treatment Centres ... ...37 D. Vaccination—Report of Vaccination Officer ... ... ...37 F. Cancer ... ... ... ... ... ... ...38 F. Welfare of .the Blind... ... ... ... ... ...38 Part VII.—Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ...38 Part VIII.—Municipal Institutions for the Sick. A. vSheriff Hill Isolation Hospital .... ... ... ...39 IF Whinney House Tuberculosis Hospital ... ... ...43 C- Bensham General Hospital ... ... ... ... ...45