[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough.

  • Pontefract (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tuberculosis Dispensary, Linden Terrace, under the W.R.C.C., Tuesdays and Fridays. Yenereal Diseases Clinics at Clayton Hospital, Wakefield, and Leeds General Infirmary. Tuberculosis ... Noted locally. Maternity ... do. Children ... do. Fever. Pontefract Joint Isolation Hospital takes cases of Scarlet Fever, Diph¬ theria, Enteric Fever and Puerperal F ever. Small Pox. Sherburn-in-Elmet Joint Hos¬ pital. Unmarried mothers and Illeg-itimate Chil¬ dren. The Haven, Southgute. Ambulance Eacilities. For infectious cases, a motor ambulance is available at the Joint Isolation Hospital. For non-infectious and accident cases, the motor ambulance of the St. John Ambulance Brigade is ex¬ cellent. In necessitous cases the Public Authority bear the cost. Laboratory Work. Pathological and bacteriological examinations are carried out by the West Hiding County Authorities at Wakefield. A stock of diphtheria antitoxin is held in readiness for immediate use by any of the local medical practitioners on application to me. This is in quantities suita])le for prophylactic use or early treatment pending the result of bacteriological examination or admission to hospital. y I.—ADOPTIVE ACTS. Tlie Infectious Diseases Prevention Act 1890. The Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890. The Private Streets Works Act 1892. The Public Health Act Amendment Act 1907, Parts II, III, IV, y and X. The Public Libraries Acts. The Baths and Washhouses Acts.
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