[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough.
- Bexhill (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1923
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![General Cases 202 Nursing Visits 5,257 Healfli Visits ..j 1,835 Attendance al Infant Welfare Cenilre 138 Infant Welfare Centre. Attendances nf Mothers 1,546 ,, Children under 2 years 1,210 ,, ,, over 2 and under 5 years 694 Individual Children brought 143 This report shows a considerable increase in work over previous years and the results have been good. In consequence of the results of an accident I was reluctantly compelled to reisgn the post of Hon. Medical Officer and the services of a competent paid Medical Officer have been secured. ])ay Nurseries have not been re-started. A Creche for Mothers who went out to work for the day was started some years ago, but though doing good work fell through for want of support. School Clinics (Medical) under the Bexhill Education Committee are in full operation, and have materially increased ihe scliool attendance. Tuberculosis.—A Dispensary under the administration of the East Sussex County Council holds a weekly session in London Load. Efforts are being made to increase the control over contacts. The advisability of starting' a Care Committee for investi- gating condition of Tuberculosis Cases and granting assistance where necessary has received attention. Such Committee wouifl have to raise its own funds. Ckxkrkal Disease.—The V.D. Clinic at Hastings is now opcMied in the New Building, and is probably the most <'om))](d,(dy cainipped l)iiilding of its size in the country. Six Ta^gnlai- Sfusions a week aie now held and intermediate treat- li'ent' are availabh' v;ith the assistance of a Sister' and male oif](‘r]y. Dui'ing 1923 the number of cases was the same as in 1922 thongli the total attendances showed a small decrease. A f dling off has been found in ])rimary cases of Venereal Disease, but th(‘i(‘ has laau) an increase of late and congenital cases as has been gen^M•al]y found, ddie repoi't states “ The result of treatment in congmiital vsyjihilis in (diildren and young adults](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28921525_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
