[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C.

  • Exmouth (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4. —HOSPITALS.—There have been no changes in the hospital services during the year. Certain infectious cases are removed by ambulance to Whipton Sanatorium (distant 11 miles) under an arrangement made with the Exeter City Council, the Local Authority defraying all expenses in approved cases. The Hospital at Upton Pyne, near Exeter, is available in the event of smallpox occurring in the area. 5. —AMBULANCE FACILITIES. Infectious cases are removed to Whipton in the am- bulance provided by the Institution. Accident and non-infectious cases are served by two motor ambulances owned by the local St. John Ambulance Brigade. 6. —CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.—None established in the area. 7.—INFANT WELFARE CENTRE. Number of Sessions 45 Medical Officer’s Attendances 45 Number of Mothers who attended for the first time during the year 50 Number of Babies under one year who attended for the first time during the year 45 Number of Toddlers (1 to 5 years) who attended for the first time during the year 24 Total number of Families who attended during the year 97 8.—ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENT.—The Princess Elizabeth Devonian Orthopaedic Hospital, at Buckerell Bore, Exeter, is available for the treatment of crippling conditions and more serious deformities.