[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Laboratory Arrangements. There is no laboratory of the Public Health Laboratory Service in the County, Sp ecimens requiring bacteriological investigation can be sent to the Public Health Laboratories at Aberystwyth, Shrewsbury and Hereford, In the case of samples of water and other specimens which should be exam- ined within a few hours of collection, it is generally advant- ageous to make use of the laboratories at Shrewsbury or Hereford to which communications are speedier than Aber- ystwyth. Chemical analyses are undertaken by the County Analyst, Mr. Herbert J. Evans. Public Health Act, 1936. Sections 187 — 191 There are two registered Nursing Homes in the County. The Park Nursing Home, Llandrindod Wells, has accommodation for 16 patients, 6 beds originally having been registered for maternity patients. Since 1951 the Regional Hospital Board has reserved 8 beds for convalescent patients in this Home. The Wycliff Nursing Home, Clyro, has two beds avail- able for general cases. Both these Nursing Homes were visited each quarter by the Superintendent Nursing Officer, who inspected the registers and found conditions satisfactory. Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act. 1948 No applications for registration under this Act were received during the year, and no Day Nurseries or Daily Minders are registered with the Authority.