[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire County Council
Date:
1939
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    15/44 (page 7)
    -7- CLINICS AND TREATIuJNT CENTRES a The County Council has establish 43 Maternity ana Child Welfare Centres in this County and 16 Ante-natal Clinics, The County Education Committee lias provided 11 School Clinics* Thore a^e no day nursorios ,in the County9 ¥ Tlie Tuberculosis Visiting Stations a^o do bailed later in this toport. There is one Treatment Centre for Venereal Diseases at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, details of which will be found later in this report. The County Council has established 8 •Clinics for the treatment of Orthopaedic Caoos at Newport, Porigan, Crunlin, Tredegar, Pc-ntypool, Monmouth, Chops bow and Abort! 1] or o The Central Orthcpcodlc Clinic ia st Newport, at which mas sago, olectric treatment and remedial exorcises are given, Consideration of tho scheme for tho establishment of ? major central clinic near Nowpo^t, and for six other clinics £t Blackwood, CrumTin, Tredegar, Fontypool, Rhymncy and Abor- v rgood at -tho estimated total cost of £50,000 has boon post- poned until mono favourable circumstances present them soIves . .APICAL CONSULTATION CLINIC, This Clinic was opened 12th, Aoril, 1940, for the saltation of cases referrod by District' Medical -Officers by the Assistant Medical Officers of tho County con-,s-1’ . V- Stqff, nd wo 11 by cases -referred by.General practitioners. The cstablish- A of this Clinic has boon of an inestimable value as is has '■■laced within tho ^oach of noo11 persons tho advico and treat-_ • ■• .z of a. fi-Nst class 'Physician. as nor. Dr. Ivor.Davies, M.D„, P.R.C.T., the Senior Physician to-the Royal Infirmary, Cardiff, and Lecturer in Clinical ^ ^ Nodi cine for tho Wolsh National School of Medicine was janan^mousl appointed Consultant Physician, and ho holds no least ilioG0n Clinics ovory year for this purpose. Tho attendance at those aas boon on an avorago a dozen cases which are a sufficient number to enable adoquoto investigation to bo given to each case. Tho Nodical profession on Monmouthshire and tho patienos them- solvos have been complimentary and. gratoful for the services rendorod. \ • ■ hospitals, • ■ (>< Pull details of tho Hospital Services, Public and Voluntary have 'boon givon in previous reports#'- i TOCbl. GOV ALIMENT ACT, 1929„ Tho Abergavenny and Monmouth Poor Lar Institutions '-hi the exception of Casual Wards havo now boon closod. *r-:' Caorlcon Institution is at present usod for other purposes. # TOON LA'/ NADIIAL OUT ALEP. Orthopaodic treatment is carried under the supervision of tho Consulants -Mr. A. Roc/T Jonos, P.R.C.S., o- Harloy Stroot, London, and Mr. D,N. Rcoyn Jonos, M.A., M.P. :*T'*0.S, Details of examination will be bound under the loading Orthopaodic Treatment.