[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

  • Merthyr Tydfil (Wales : County). Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    7—Care of Unmarried Mothers and their Children: The necessity for provision, other than provision for conflil ment, has arisen in this area only in very exceptional cases, unmarried mother is usually received back into the family after , conllnement at Tydill Lodge, .■Merthyr Tydfil. If any diniculty ari. then the Secretary of the Llandaff Diocesan Moral Welfare AssociaV is contacted and provision is made at The Haven, Newport Ri.< Cardiff. Working arrangements exist betw’een them and the Salva. Army Authorities at Cardiff. PART m. DEVELOPMENT PLAN. The existing premises for Clinics are structui'ally unsuitable ■ inadequate in number. The premises at Treharris and Troedyr are ordinary schoolrooms. The Clinic premises in Merthyr Dowlais are slightly better, but they are inadequate in size and faa in general lay-out. Mothers with their children in perambulators.^ to be seen outside these Clinics often in inclement weather, wak for consultations. It appears, however, to be extremely unlikely permission will be given for the erection of new premises speci designed for the purpose of Health Centres for some time to cc The Local Authority, therefore, propose to acquire suitable prent when available and to convert them into Centres for this purr To this end negotiations are now proceeding for the acquisitux Canonbie House, in the Merthyr Vale area, and there is a possil. also of acquiring a house in the Troedyrhiw area. The same proce. .vill be followed as far as Merthyr and Dowlais are concerne^ addition to the Clinics already mentioned, the Loca Health Au consider it a matter of urgent importance to erect a new Cent. Galon Uchaf. which is the Council’s new be on the appointed day at least 700 house.s on Estate and have already been prepared for the erection of 3,000 houses. _ Local Health Authority are of the opinion that it is '^''S^^^ly necc make almost immediate provision in this area, even thougl;| structure be only a temporary one. The erection of Clinics is closely linked with the queste medical and dental staff, and appointments cannot he n^ade untA able premises are available. In this connection also, the Loca H Authority desire to mention that they have had an oPPO^tunn Employing an Oithoptist, but unfortunately the necessary appa cannot be obtained from any manufacturers in England and I and a communication will be addressed to the Ministry of Heai respect of this matter. _ Reference has heon made in Part II. of the liaison oxistl. tween Clinics and the TydOl Lodge Institution. It is Mnumeo when the Regional Hospital Board takes over on the “PPi”*' further Integration of the service will take place between the < and the local Voluntary Hospital.
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