[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashford U.D.C.

  • Ashford (Kent, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION 3. GENERAL PROVISION ON HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT 1. Laboratory Facilities The Public Health Laboratory Service which is directed by the Medical Research Council for the Ministry of Health is situated in Preston Hall, British Legion Village, Maidstone, and provides valuable services on behalf of the Public Health Departments of District Councils. For example, samples of v/ater, milk, ice cream and other food-stuffs are regularly examined, and in relation to Infectious Diseases their bacteriological reports are of great value. The local General Hospitals also have their own Laboratories, which provide valuable services to the other local Hospitals, to the Consultants and to the Practitioners. 2. Ambulance and Hospital Car Service. The County Council, being the Local Health Authority administers this service throughout Kent, but in this District, the St. John Ambulance Brigade Ashford Corps (which incidentally is the oldest Corps in the Country), are responsible for the day to day execution of the service. There are five Ambulances in operation, manned by one Station Officer and twelve full-time Driver/Attendants, and by a panel of St. John Volunteers, whose devotion to duty merits high appreciation. There are also four Sitting-case Cars for ambulant cases, which cope with approximately 90/o of these cases. A few cars, when necessary are provided by a panel of volunteer private car owners, who are reimbursed on a mileage basis of payment. The service is adequate for the needs of the District and is operated very efficiently. 3• Treatment Centres and Clinics. All Maternity and Child Welfare, School and Dental Clinics are administered by the County Council. The following Clinics are held in Ashford:- (i) Station Road. This is the central and chief clinic and is an 'ad hoc' building. The outlying clinics are complementary, held on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week from 2.0 p. m. (ii) Women's Institute Hall, Church Road, North Willesborough Sessions are held at 2.0 p.m. on alternate Fridays. (iii) Women's Institute Hall, Faversham Road, Kennington Sessions are held at 2.0 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th 'Wednesdays month. (iv) The CO' nunityj^ontrc, Beaver Lane, South Ashford Sessions re held at 2.0 p.m.-on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays of each month. School lLaical Scryice Clinics The following clinics of the School Medical Service are held at the main Station Ro.^d Clinic. a) Dental Clinic b) Ophthalmic Clinic (c) Speech Therapy Clinic contained in Sessions are of each