[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • Newhouse, Howard L.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Registered at 1 st January 56 59 62 62 65 New registrations .... 11 11 3 7 10 Registrations withdrawn 8 8 3 4 13 Registered at 31st December . 59 62 62 65 62 The accommodation available at the end of the year in nursing homes registered by the Council is shown below. Sizes of homes (beds) Number of homes Number of beds provided General Maternity Psychiatric Totals 25 and over 15 (2) 479 _ 126 605 20 to 24 11 (1) 229 — 15 244 15to 19 16 265 — — 265 lOto14 14 169 — — 169 5 to 9 5 (1) 29 — 8 37 Under 5 1 3 — — 3 Totals 62 (4) 1,174 — 149 1,323 Note: The figures in brackets denote homes (included in totals) also registered as mental nursing homes under the Mental Health Act 1959. Nurses Agencies Agencies licensed by the Council for the supply of nurses numbered seven, the same as in 1971. PART VIII—ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICE Following the disbandment of the General Sub-Committee in 1971, responsibility for the environmental health services passed to the Health Committee. Appropriate action was taken on such matters as the control of milk supplies (particularly with regard to brucellosis and the processing and distribution of heat-treated milk) and grants for the extension of water mains and the provision of sewers in rural areas. Excellent cooperation between the staff of the Department and those employed by district councils and representatives of other public services, such as water boards and river authorities, continued, and enabled matters of joint concern to be dealt with speedily and effectively. Cooperation was
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