[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, East Sussex County Council.

  • East Sussex (England). County Council
Date:
1935
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Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, East Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Improvements at Southlands Hospital and Infirmaries. The principal improvements carried out during the year were as follows Southlands Hospital, Shoreham. Provision of Sterilisers in Block A. Provision of residence for Medical Superintendent. Building of refuse destructor. (For other improvements carried out, see Medical Superintendent's Report.) Battle Infirmary. Provision of additional dormitory for infirm patients. Improvements to sewage disposal plant and drainage. Provision of Nurses’ Home. Improvements to sanitary wing adjoining Dining Hall. Provision of additional lavatory accommodation. Re-decoration of Female Infirmary. Chailey Infirmary. Improvement to heating of wards. Newhaven Infirmary. Improvements to a.ccoinmodation for Nurses, i.e., conversion of Nurseh’ bedroom into bath- room and partitioning old bathroom and providing lavatory accommodation. Rye Infirmary. Re-conditioning of sanitary annexes to the Male and Female Infirmaries. UcKFiELD Infirmary. Improvements to kitchen equipment. Examination of Institution Food Supplies. Supervision of the food supplies for Public Assistance Institutions is carried out periodicaUy by the County Health Inspector. There has been no case of unsatisfactory supplies during the year. Subscriptions to Voluntary Hospitals and Associations. Subscriptions to Voluntary Hospitals and Associations amounting to ;^385 8s. od. were authorised for the financial year 1935-36. This amount included subscriptions to 14 Voluntary Hospitals and ii Associations, the sum of £150 being granted to the East Sussex County Nursing Federation for distribution to District Nursing Associations according to the services rendered in providing nursing for necessitous persons. Domiciliary Medical Relief. Details are given below of the patients attended by District Medical Officers and the numbers of attendances during the year :— (a) Number of District Medical Officers .. .. .. .. .. 50 (b) Number of patients attended .. .. .. .. .. .. 1236 (c) Number of attendances at homes of patients.. .. .. .. 9328 (d) Number of attendances at Surgeries .. .. .. .. .. 3520 (e) Medicines provided .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6019 The Medical Officers submit a monthly report to the County Medical Officer and to the Guardians Committees, giving particulars of their medical attendance, with recommendations for special treatment where required. In December, 1934, the County Medical Officer of Health and the Public Assistance Officer were instructed to prepare a report on the provision of a Poor Law Domiciliary Medical Service by the “ free choice ” of doctor method. The report was referred to a Special Sub-Committee, and on their recommendation the Public Assistance Committee have decided to apply to the Ministry of Health for the approval of a scheme for providing this service. The scheme will be operative, in the first instance, for a period of eighteen months, and will apply only to certain districts. County Ambulance. The County Ambulance purchased in October, 1933, has provided an efficient service. This ambulance is used mainly for the conveyance of patients under domiciliary or institutional treat- ment provided by the County Council. Particulars of the ambulance services in the County provided by Sanitary Authorities, the Police, and Voluntary and Private Bodies are given in a later section of the report.
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