[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Breconshire County Council.

  • Breconshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Breconshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (c) Tlie Association makes provision for the examination by one of its Physicians or Surgeons at the request of the Medical Officer of Health of the County, or the Medical Officer of Health of any Local Authority within the County, of any person sub- mitting himself for examination, who has been in contact with a person suffering from tuberculosis, or in whom there is reason to suspect tlie presence of that disease, and such Physician or Surgeon furnishes to the Medical Officer of Health a report of such examination. 2. The following is a list of the Dispensaries in the County where patients are seen by the Tuberculo.sis Physicians of the Welsh National Memorial Association :— Centres attended by Dr. N. T. K. Jordan— Brecon.—Fridays, 10 to 1, at No. 2, Bulwark. Brynmawr.—Thursdays, 11-30 to 1, at No. 218, King Street. Builth Wells.—1st and 3rd Mondays in the month, 12 to 1, at Haulybryn, Castle View. Crickhowell.—By appointment, Thursdays. Hay.—2nd Tuesday in the month, 11 a.m., at Mr. H. Batts, Castle Street. Ystradgynlais.—Alternate Wednesdays, 1-45 to 3, at Brodawel, Church Road. Craig-y-Nos Hospital.—Alternate Wednesdays. Centre attended by Dr. Martin P. Thomas— Merthyr Tydfil.—Memorial Institute, 4, Church Street. 3. There is no residential institution in the area exclusively available for patients resident in the County. The following is a list of Resident Institutions owned or controlled by the Welsh National Memorial Association, all of which are available for the treatment of patients from this area Number of Beds. Institution. Pulmonary. Non-Pul- Total. Cases treated. monary. The South Wales 304 — 304 Male patients. Sanatorium, Talgarth The North Wales Sana- torium, Llangwyfan 92 142 234 Surgical tuberculosis in men. women and children Pulmonary in female cases The West Wales Sana- torium, Llanbyther 58 — 58 Women and Children The Penhesgyn Open- Air Home, Menai 16 — 16 Pulmonary cases Bridge