[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Sedgefield (Union) R.D.C.
- Sedgefield (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1937
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Sedgefield (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Ferryhill (the P.M. Schoolroom, Dean Bank), one at Coxhoe, and one at Chilton. There are no Day Nurseries or School Clinics under the control of the County Council in the Sedgefield Rural District. Tuberculosis Dispensaries.—There are no T.B. Dispen¬ saries situated in the area, but the following dispensaries serve the area : —Bishop Auckland, Stockton, West Hartle¬ pool and Sherburn Hospital. All these premises either belong to or are hired by the County Council. Hospitals Provided or Subsidised by Local Authority or County Council. (1) Infectious Diseases.-—Cases of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever are admitted to the Isolation Hospital at Sedgefield. The hospital is owned by the Sedgefield Rural District Council. (2) Tuberculosis.—The following is a list of sanatoria and hospitals in the County to which patients from Sedge¬ field Rural District may be sent for treatment: — 1. Holywood Hall Sanatorium, Wolsingham. 2. Sunderland Tuberculosis Hospital. 3. Stannington Children’s Sanatorium. 4. Helmington Row Tuberculosis Hospital. 5. Tindale Crescent Tuberculosis Hospital. 6. Earl’s House Sanatorium, Durham. 7. Seaham Hall Sanatorium. (3) Small Pox.—Conjointly with the Easington Rura] District Council and Seaham Harbour, the Local Authority provides accommodation for the reception of Small Pox cases at Thornley. The hospital is situated in Thornley Parish and contains 24 beds.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30076249_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
