[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Penzance (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1937
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    7/36 (page 5)
    [5] Section B.—General Provision of Health Services for the Area. (a) Laboratory Facilities.—None available within the Borough, (b) Ambulance Facilities.—There are two Ambulances in the Borough, and these have proved equal to all demands made during the year. One is provided by the Borough in connection with the Isolation Hospital and used entirely for infectious diseases, while the second, which is controlled by the Penzance Branch of the St. John Ambulance Brigade is used for general cases. (c) Treatment Centres and Clinics.—The County Tuberculosis Officer visits the Borough weekly and holds a Clinic at the West Cornwall Hospital. The School Clinic is held on four mornings per week. An Orthopaedic Clinic is held weekly at St. Mary’s Parish House, and Dr. Rentoul attends once a month. The Cornwall County Council undertakes the diagnosis and treatment of Venereal Diseases at their Tuckingmill Clinic. (d) Hospitals: Public and Voluntary.—The Isolation Hospital at Mount Misery is provided and maintained by the Council for the treatment of Infectious Diseases, and during the year 74 cases were admitted. The only Voluntary Hospital in the Borough is the West Cornwall Hospital, and treatment has been given to 951 in-patients and 1,186 out-patients. There were 13 inquests held—ten on males and three on females. (e) Midwifery and Maternity Services.—There are ten Midwives within the Borough and they serve under the control of the Cornwall County Council. (/) Health Visitors.—The Borough employs two Health Visitors, who also act as School Nurses. During the year 1,684 visits were paid to infants under one year of age, and 2,340 visits to children aged one to five years. There are four Baby and Child Welfare Centres in the Borough to which mothers bring children under the age of five years. The children are weighed, and advice is given by the Health Visitor and the Medical Officer of Health in attendance. During the year 1,103 attendances were made by children under one year of age, and 1,520 attendances by children between the ages of one and five years. At the Ante- Natal Clinic monthly sessions are held, and 32 mothers or expectant mothers made 40 attendances, while the Health Visitor made 66 visits to expectant mothers.