[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    achieved. vSeveral attempts have been made to find a .site on which to erect a sanatorium-hospital but difiiculties have been constantly encountered. B} good fortune an existing institution has been acquired. This is to be found in an ideal position at Linford, near Ringwood. Patients will be accommodated in the \arious buildings until a Sanatorium-hospital has materialised, which it is hoped will occur shortly. Infectious diseases have been responsible for much anxiety. Outbreaks of Measles and Whooping-cough have caused several deaths. But far more serious was the epidemic of Typhoid which affected Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch simultaneously. As explained in the body of the Report this originated in the County of Dorset and could not have been prevented, for it was an accident which might have happened within the area of any local authority. In Bournemouth there are those who anticipate and take for granted the remarkably good results that are recorded, as they find it difficult to associate disease with such a pleasing environment. Consequently, the outbreak which began at the height of the holiday season came as a rude shock to residents and visitors. I trust that the details which follow will cause critics to alter their views and even persuade them to express appreciation of what was done. In conclusion I would thank those members of the Council and many other individuals who have given encouragement to the staff of the Health Department during a very anxious period. I have the honour to be. Your obedient servant, H. GORDON SMITH.