[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Stow R.D.C.

  • East Stow (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Stow R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (5) Smallpox is provided for by special arrangement with Ipswich. (6) Ordinary Hospital cases are well served hy the Bast Suffolk and Ipswich General Hospital at Ipswich. There is no Cottage Hospital in the district. Ambulance FacHities. {a) For infectious cases:—Horse ambulance. It is most important that we should have a Motor Ambulance for the infectious cases, it would prevent a lot of suffering to patients on long journeys, and prevent a great waste of time for nurses and driver. (b) For non-infectious and accident eases:—Motor ambulances from Ipswich. Clinics and Treatment Centres. The Child Welfare Centre which started in January, 1919, and was most successful for the first four years, has quite recently been given up by order of the County Council I understand, on account of poor attendance and lack of interest, although I have received no notification of the fact from the County Authorities. A Health Visitor is still employed in visiting the infants in their homes. The Clinic for Venereal Diseases is held at the East Suffolk Hospital, Ipswich. Public Health Officers of the Local Authority. One part-time Medical Officer of Health and one whole-time Sanitary Inspector and Highway Surveyor. Professional Nursitig in the Home. {a) General. There is one District Nurse at Haughley, and one has just been secured for the combined parishes of Finborough, Buxhall and Onehouse. (6) For Infectious Diseases, e.g.. Measles, etc. If extra help is required for such, a Health Visitor can be obtained temporarily from Ipswich provided by the County Council. Midwives. There are no Midwives emploj^ed or practising in the district, except those on the Staff at Stow Union Workhouse in the parish of Onehouse, but some work is done in the district by two Stow- market midwives.
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