[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Carmarthenshire County Council.

  • Carmarthenshire (Wales). County Council. no2003000265.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Carmarthenshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8. —For Orthopaedic Cases.—Institutional treatment of cripples up to the age of 16 years is carried out for the Council at the Prince of Wales’ Hospital, Cardiff, and at the country branch of the hospital at Cross Ways, Cowbridge. 9. —For Mental Cases.—Mental cases from the County are ad mitted to the Joint Counties Mental Hospital, Carmarthen. 10. —Beds available for Sick, Maternity and Mental Cases in Public Assistance Institutions.— Institution. Beds. Carmarthen ... ... ... ... 45 Llanelly ... ... ... ... ... 63 Llandilo ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 148 The Llanelly Institution alone has a separate Infirmary Section 11.—Voluntary Hospitals.—The accommodation available in the four voluntary hospitals within the County is as follows: — Name of | Hospital 1 1 I Number of Beds. ! Total ■| No. of Beds. Medical j 1 Surgical ] ! Maternity Children 1 Carmarthen ...| 1 70 1 22 8 i 100 1 Llanelly i 4 1 1 72 j 1 ... 8 84 Amman Valley 1 1 19 ' 5 | 24 1 Llandovery 6 j ... 1 j 7 Total ...| 171 l i 1 22 22 1 . 215 I Maternity cases are admitted to the Amman Valley Cottage Hospital if Caesarean Section is required. Extensions of the acco mmodation for children is being undertaken at Llanelly Hospital to the extent of about twelve beds. In addition to the above Voluntary Hospital accommodation within the County, accommodation is also available for Carmar- thenshire patients at the Swansea General Hospital.