[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Leatherhead U.D.C.
- Leatherhead (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1946
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Leatherhead U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![2.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA. LABORATORY FACILITIES. During the year Public Health Laboratory service has been 1 established to replace the emergency service set up during the war. The ] service is directed by the Medical Research Council for the Ministry of Health. A local laboratory of the service is working in temporary quarters in West Hill House, West Hill, Epsom. During the year 1946 the number 1 of specimens sent by practitioners in this district was as follows : For the diagnosis of Diphtheria... ... ... ... 24 ,, ,, ,, ,, Tuberculosis ... ... ... 18 ,, ,, ,, ,, Enteric Fever ... ... ... 230 ,, ,, ,, ,, Haemolytic Streptococcal infections 108 380 The laboratory also examines and reports on the bacteriological conditions of samples of milk, food and potable water submitted by the I Council’s Public Health Department. Details of samples are as follows: Milk . 63 AMBULANCE FACILITIES. (1) Infectious Diseases.—Ambulances maintained by the Cud- dington Joint Hospital Board are used for the removal of cases of infectious disease. (2) Non-Infectious and Accident Cases. — An ambulance is owned by the Leatherhead Urban District Council, and garaged at 9, North Street, Leatherhead. In 1946 the ambulance was used for 58 accidents and 517 sickness cases (575 cases in all) and travelled a distance of 7,557 miles. NURSING IN THE HOME. (a) General Nursing.—There are three Nursing Associations in the district, the Ashtead Nursing Association, the Bookham Nursing Association, and the Leatherhead Nursing Association, each employing two nurses. The Bookham Nursing Association extends its activities into Fetcham and Effingham, and a car is maintained to cover this wide area. (b) Nursing of Cases of Infectious Disease.—There is no special provision for the nursing of such cases. HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION. (a) General and Maternity.—The Leatherhead Hospital is a Voluntary Hospital housed in modern buildings, and provides 45 beds for medical, surgical and abnormal midwifery cases. Normal midwifery](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29721271_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
