[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnsley County Borough.
- Barnsley (England : Unitary authority). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1926
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnsley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![VENEREAL DISEASES. (a) . The Venereal Diseases Clinic was established in 1920, in premises belonging to the Corporation at Queen’s Road. The Tuberculosis Dispensary is under the same roof, but the premises have entirely separate entrances, and no internal communication between the premises is kept open. The premises consist of a waiting room downstairs, with a consulting room and three treatment rooms on the first floor. The Medical Orderly and Caretaker and his wife reside upon the premises. The Clinic is open three sessions per week, Thursday afternoon, (Women and Children). Thursday evening (Men), and Saturday afternoon (Men). The Medical Orderly is in attendance every day for irrigations, and the Nurse attends if necessary by appointment. The premises are fully equipped for the out-patient treatment of all cases from the County Borough of Baimsley, and ])y arrangement the West Riding County Council advertise the Dispensary in the districts surrounding Barnsley. The Medical Officers in charge of the Clinical work are Dr. H. F. Horne and Dr. J. Ryan, both of whom had con- siderable experience in the Forces in the Great War. They perform minor bacteriological examinations on the premises, e.g. for Gonococci and Spirochsetes (Table xlix), while the Wassermann Tests are performed at the County Ijaboratory at Wakefield. The administrative arrange- ments are in the hands of the Medical Officer of Health and Cie Chief Clerk of the Health Department acts as clerk at the Centre. (b) . The scheme is fully developed apart from the provision of beds, but arrangements have been made with the Board of Guardians, to receive cases temporarily needing instit- utional t]*eatment. Cases needing Surgical Treatment are sent to Beckett Hospital. (c) . The scheme has proved adequate for the County Bor- ough of Barnsley and the surrounding area of the West Riding County Council. Very few patients from Barnsley attend other Clinics and in these cases it is usually to secure greater secrecy.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28903365_0115.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
