[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough.

  • Tunbridge Wells (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION 4. HOSPITALS, MATERNITY AND NURSING HOMES, NURSING IN THE HOME. 4 (a). On 5th July, 1948, the following hospitals in the Tunbridge Wells area came under the jurisdiction of the Regional Hospital Board :— The Kent and Sussex Hospital. The Homoeopathic Hospital. Tunbridge Wells and District Maternity Home. 4 (b)—Nursing Homes. Number of Homes. Number of Beds provided for : Maternity. Others. Total. (a) Homes first registered during the year ... 2 10 10 (b) Homes on the register at the end of the year 18 11 151 162 Action during 1948 : Number of applications for registration refused ... Nil Number of exemptions granted under Section 192 (1) ... 3 Number of exemptions withdrawn under Section 192 (2) Nil Number of registrations cancelled under Section 188 ... Nil Number of appeals by aggrieved persons to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction, under Section 189 (3) ... Nil Number of cases in which fines were imposed ... ... Nil Number of inspections ... ... ... ... ... 28 Number of registered homes not inspected ... ... Nil The inspections are carried out by the Medical Officer of Health, who also supervises the adaptation of fresh premises for nursing home purposes, paying as many visits as occasion requires.