[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Bromyard R.D.C.

  • Bromyard (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Bromyard R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Nursing in the Home. This is carried out as regards the non-infectious diseases by the various Nursing Associations. Nurse-inidwives are employed, the Asso- ciations being paid by the County Council for the midwifery, school medical and child welfare work of the nurses. No complaints of in- adequacy have been received and now there are no parts of the district uncovered. The following are the Associations working in the district with the villages served. Bishop’s FromeBishop’s Frome, Frome’s Hill, Evesbatch, Acton Beauchamp. Bromyard;—Avenbury, Winslow, Brockhampton. Edwin Ralph, Linton^ Bredenbury, Collington, Thornbury, Edwin Loach, Pencombe, Salt- niarshe. Little Cowarne, Stanford Bishop, Tedstone Wafer, Norton, Grendon Bishop, Wacton. Cradley:—Cradley, Storridge. Docklow:—Hampton Charles. Ode Pychard.—Ode Pychard,, Much Cowarne, Moreton Jeffries, Ullingswick, Stoke Lacy, Felton. Whitbourne:—Whitbourne, Tedstone Delamere, Wolferlow, Upper Sapey, There is no provision for the nursing in the home of cases of in- fections disease. Treatment Centres and Clinics. There are none provided by the Authority. Provided or subsidised by the County Council are the Tuberculosis Dispensary (11.30 a.in.) and the Child Welfare Centre (2 to 4 p.m.) held every fortnight on a Tliursday (market day in Bromyard) at Froome Bank, Bromyard. The Medical Officer of Health as Assistant County Medical Officer attends both. The Venereal Disease treatment clinic is at the Public Assistance Institution, Llereford. The British Red Cross Society’s Orthopaedic Clinic at Hereford is available for this district. Hospitals. There are no liospitals maintained by this authority. ’I'he Public Assistance Institution just outside the town of Brom- yard lias sick and maternity beds. The Voluntary Hospitals serving the district are the General Hosfiilal and Victoria Eye Hos])ital at Hereford, The Royal Infirmary and Eye, Hospital at Worcester, and the Great Malvern Hospital. None of these are situated in the district. 'Fhe Infectious Disease Hospitals are at Stretton Sugwas and Bromyard and are available as detailed under “ The prevalence of and control over infectious disease.” c.