[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Herne Bay U.D.C.

  • Herne Bay (Kent, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Herne Bay U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Domicilliary Midwifery A comprehensive-serv.ice. is available, and two midwives are employed. Domestic Help Service Domestic help is obtainable for the sick, aged, and infirm, and in cases of urgent need; the scheme is operated from the Kent County Council’s clinic, in King's Road, under the supervision of the Area Organiser, Mrs. A. Kingston. District Office The Kent County Council has established a District Office at Whitstable, where enquiries in the first place can be- made with regard to the County Council Health Services. National Health Service Act, 19U6 Maintenance of the Family as an Effective Unit The Ministry have approved the modification of the County’s existing proposals, by inclusion of the following: ;’The Council intends to introduce and, from time to time, develop arrangements designed to ensure the maintenance of the family as an effective unit including, in the interests of the children, the rehabilitation and training at recuperative, centres of the parents, particularly the .mother, and the use as necessary of the services provided under Section 22 of the Act, relating to the expectant and nursing mother, and children below school age, Section 2I4 relating to health visiting and Section 29 to the domestic help, family help and child help services. Treatment Centres and Clinics Clinics continued to be held regularly throughout the year at the Kent County Council's Health Centre, King's Road, Herne Bay (Tuberculosis Dispensary in Cavendish Road). The following table gives the days and times when the various sessions are held: