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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1915
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Special arrangements with the Seaman's Hospital for the bacteriological
examination and reports upon doubtful cases have been made
by the Council.
The number of specimens of secretion, blood and sputum submitted to bacteriological tests during the year in suspected cases of Diphtheria, Typhoid or Enteric Fever, and Tuberculosis was 408, and the results of examination, were as follows:—
| Bacillus found. | Doubtful. | Bacillus not found. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria (Secretion) | 61 | – | 167 | 228 |
| Reaction obtained. | Doubtful. | Reaction not obtained. | Total. | |
| Typhoid (Blood) | 14 | – | 11 | 25 |
| Bacillus found. | Doubtful. | Bacillus not found. | Total. | |
| Tuberculosis (Sputum) | 33 | — | 122 | 155 |
| Total | 108 | — | 300 | 408 |
Medical men requiring the free bacteriological examination of sputa
for Tubercle should send these specimens to the Council's Tuberculosis
Dispensary.
Classification of Infectious Diseases.
Infectious Diseases fall into several categories—
(a) Permanent compulsorily certifiable diseases, including Tuberculosis,
Measles, and German Measles.
(b) Temporary compulsorily certifiable diseases Chicken pox
when small pox is present.
(c) Non-certifiable diseases—
(1) Diseases notifiable by School Teachers:—Whooping cough,
mumps, tonsilitis.
(2) Communicable Disorders notifiable by School Teachers:—
Ophthalmia, ringworm, impetigo, scabies, pediculosis.
(3) Suspicious illness:—Sore throat, feverish cold, whooping,
vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, epidemic pneumonia, influenza, epidemic
diarrhoea, etc.