Citizens' Charter -Public Health Department

The buck stops here......
The Public Health Department is headed by the Executive Health Officer. The Additional Executive Health Officer and Deputy Helath Officers report to the Executive Officer. The Medical Officer of Health (M.O.H) manages the deapartment at each ward.

Services

• Registration of births and deaths
• Regulation of places for the disposal of the dead
• Family welfare services
• Control of communicable diseases
• Immunisation
• International Health Certificates
• Food Sanitation and the prevention of food adulteration
• Control of Trades likely to pose a health hazard
• Insect and pest control
• Impounding stray cattle
• Immunisation and Licensing of dogs
• Registration of private nursing homes
• Medical Relief through Hospitals
• Ambulance and Hearse Services

Registration of Births and Deaths

All births, still-births and deaths have to be registered within 21 days of their occurrence with the medical officer at the respective Ward Office ( The ward office could be that one in which the birth/death has occured, or the place of residence of the deceased in the case of death or the residence of the parents, in case of birth).

The name of a new-born can be entered free of charge within 12 months from the date of registration of the birth of the child. To obtain the certificate, Rs 2/- has to be paid for the first copy and Rs 1/- for the additional copies. A computerised copy will cost Rs 10/-. The certificates should be ready in 3* days.

Erroneous entries will be corrected on production of declaration made by two credible persons, along with the submission of two supporting documents (passports, school leaving certificates, etc.)

Insecticide Branch

Pest control facilities (including the control of termites) are available to private premises on the payment of a fee. The pest control facilities are :

Mosquito control, Housefly control, Rodent and Decockroaching

Food sanitation and prevention of adulteration

Any Complaints regarding establishments that manufacture, store and sell food may be registered with the Medical Officers of Health located at the respective wards.

• Complaints about unwholesome food(i.e.stale/exposed food) kept for sale by shopkeepers and hawkers, particularly those located near markets and schools will be received by the Encroachment Dept. of the respective Wards.

Dog Licensing Establishments
All Pet dogs have also be issued a licence by this Establishment. The address and telephone numbers of Dog Licensing establishments and its unit are:

 

Zone	Address	Person	Telephone
City	Dog Licensing Est. Dr. E. Moses Road, Mahalaxmi	Dog Controller /  Sr. Sanitary Inspector (City Unit Office)	3085118
Western Suburbs H&K Wards	Dog Licensing Est. Behind Gurunanak Disp/. Station Road, Bandra West	Sr. Sanitary Inspector	6422672
Western Subs P&R Wards	Dog Licensing Est, Ramchandra Lane Extn., Kachpada, Malad West	Sr. Sanitary Inspector	8820296
Eastern Suburbs	Dog Licensing Est. N Ward Office Bldg, Jawahar Road, Ghatkopar	Sr. Sanitary Inspector	5115130

Hearse Services

• Cooper Hospital, Juhu
• Rajawadi Hospital, Ghatkopar
• Bhagwati Hospital (Services available around the clock)
• K B Bhabha Hospital, Bandra
• MAA Hospitals, Chembur

Ambulance Services
The Fire Brigade Ambulance may be called in case of road accident for which the service is free.

If the service is uese (within city limits) for Maternity and non-infectious cases, a fee is charged.

 

Hospital	Time
Municipal Maternity Home, Mahim	9 am - 5 pm
K B Bhabha Hospital, Bandra West	Round the clock
Dr R N Cooper General Hospital, Juhu	Round the clock
Municipal General Hospital, Santa Cruz East	Round the clock
Malad Maternity Home	9 am - 5 pm
M W Desai General Hospital, Malad East	8 am - 4 pm
Centenary Hospital, Kandivali West	Round the clock
Shri Harilal Bhagwati Municipal General Hospital, Borivli	Round the clock
Municipal Maternity Home, Bhandup	8 am - 4 pm
KB Bhabha Hospital , Kurla	Round the clock
Centenary Hospital, Gowandi	9 am - 5 pm
Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta (MAA) Hospital, Chembur	Round the clock
Deonar Maternity Home	8.30 am - 5.30 pm
Municipal General Hospital, Rajawadi, Ghatkopar	Round the clock
Sant Muktabhai Municipal General Hospital, Ghatkopar	Round the Clock
Tagore Nagar Maternity Home, Vikhroli East	10 am - 6 pm
M T Agarwal Municipal General Hospital, Mulund (W)	Round the Clock

 

Dean, KEM Hospital, Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel	413 6051
Dean, BYL Nair Hospital & TNM Medical College, Mumbai Central (E)	308 1490 /99 , 308 5379
Dean, Lokmanya Hospital & LTM Medical College, Sion	407 6381 / 89, 407 4539
Medical Superintendent Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases Sane Guruji Marg	308 3901-4 309 2458
Medical Superintendent Seth VC Gandhi & Seth MA Vora Hospital Rajawadi, Ghatkopar (E)	511 5066 / 70 5137372
Chief  Medical Officer, Sant Muktabai Hospital, Barve Nagar, Ghatkopar (W)	512 6088 515 3771
Medical Superintendent, KB Bhabha Hospital, Kurla (W)	514 0241 / 42 512 4515
Chief Medical Officer Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta (MAA) Hospital Sarvadaya Estate, Postal Colony Rd. Chembur	522 0333 / 34 522 705
Chief Medical Officer, Municipal Centenary General Hospital, Gowandi	556 4069 -71
Chief Medical Officer, Manasdevi T Agrawal Hospital Dr Rajendra Prasad Road, Mulund (W)	564 0767 565 5728 / 29/ 30
Chief Medical Officer Swatantra Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Hospital Mahatme Phule Road, Mulund	568 6225
Medical Superintendent, Harilal Bhagwati Hospital, Tuslibaug, SVP Rd, Borivali (W)	893 2461 /63 893 3740
Chief Medical Officer, M W Desai Hospital Haji Bapu Road,Malad (E)	840 1215 840 0007
Chief Medical Officer SK Patil Hospital, Malad (E)	889 4381 889 9447
Chief Medical Officer Municipal Centenary General Hospital Kandivali (W)	805 0882 805 1509




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