[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough.

  • Eastbourne (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Origin of Calls Ambulances Sitting Case Cars Emergency Calls and Street Accidents . . 374 38 Local Hospitals 1723 1032 Local Convalescent Home 32 188 General Medical Practitioners 580 274 Maternity Home 88 8 Nursing Homes 49 6 Ministry of Pensions 9 23 Other Ambulance Authorities 41 123 Authorised Mental Officers 29 52 Others 98 29 Out-Patients : Chest and Foot Clinics 147 524 Local Hospitals . . 9 2,331 Royal Sussex County Hospital and Charterhouse Clinic, Brighton 3 153 Total 3,182 4,781 Record of Journeys and Mileage since 5th July, 1948 Ambulances Sitting Case Cars j Journeys Mileage Journeys | Mileage \ 5th July to 31st Dec., 1948 1,427 23,127 757 1 30,415 Jan. to Dec., 1949 2,808 48,358 3,452 1 56,882 Jan. to Dec., 1950 2,962 34,013 3,660 1 55,023 i SECTION 28—PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER-CARE A.—TUBERCULOSIS The Senior Health Visitor and two Health Visitors shared the welfare work in connection with Tuberculosis. They paid visits to tuberculous persons in their own homes and in hospitals as follows : First Visits 80 Re-visits 1,030 A close liaison exists between the Department and the Chest Clinic. The Social Workers (Health Visitors) made 205 attendances at that Clinic. Extra Nourishment was granted as follows : (a) Liquid Milk : Total pints At 2 pints per day .. 27,646 At 1 pint per day .. 20,067 47,713