[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Sevenoaks U.D.C.

  • Sevenoaks (England). Urban District Council
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Sevenoaks U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VOLUNTARY WORKERS. 1 h;n c .•i.Qciiii li'iep.t pleiisure in plnchip on record iny a])pr(‘- (dation of the worlv done in (connection witli the mothers and ])ahie8 of the town by the Volnntarv AVorker.s associated with tiro Mothei's’ and Bat)ies’ Welfare. In these difficult days, particnlarly. connection is the moia^ valnable. 1 am convincetl that without this impossible to maintain the efficiency ^^'o^k at the pitch to which,] am glad to say it has attained. During these davs. ^^dmn tlie demands on evervbedv’s time are so intensified, it is most gratifying to find tliat the voluntary work given in this all-important phase of Public Health activity is so ^\udl maintained. tlu' work done in this assistance it would be of this most important NURSING AND MATERNITY HOMES. The powers undei' the Public Health Act, 1936, relating to Nursing Homes has been delegated to the Urban District Council by the County Council. There are eight registered premises within the District, the number of beds available I'teing: 25 for maternity cases and 33 for other cases. SCHOOLS. TheiH' are foin* elementarv schools witliin the District. « SUMMARY OF REGULATED TRADES. Number of Premises Dairies (Cowsheds Slaughterhouses : 8 1 Licensed ... Registered 1 ^ Bakehouses ... r~ Piggeries Other food prep.^ring places Factories 32 1 02 Workshops ... CoramoTi Lodging Hoases... 1 Houses Let in i Lodgings ... ) Totals 112 Visits Defect ts. Paid Pound. Remedied. 144 3 3 20 -- 095 2 2 82 1 1 220 3 3 47 3 3 1208 12 12