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Hornsey 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
(Section B).
Under this heading the Minister of Health asks for an
account of any developments or changes during the year, with an
indication of those made owing to war, in—
1.—(a) Laboratory Facilities.
(b) Ambulance Facilities. No Material
(c) Nursing in the Home. Changes
(d) Treatment Centres and Clinics. During 1939
(e) Hospitals: Public and Voluntary.
3.—(i) Midwifery Service
(ii) Maternity Services
(iii) Institutional Provision for Mothers
Special
or Children
(iv) Health Visitors. Section
(v) Child Life Protection.
(vi) Dental, Orthopaedic, Etc., Treatment.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
The specimens examined in the laboratory at the Isolation Hospital during 1939 were as follows:—
| Negative. | Positive. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria specimens | 877 | 63 | 940 |
| Sputum (T.B.) ,, | 194 | 16 | 210 |
| Swabs for Streptococci | 30 | 48 | 78 |
| ,, ,, Staphylococci | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Total | 1,118 | 130 | 1,248 |
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
The ambulance arrangements with the London County
Council for the transport of infectious cases, and the Council's
ambulance for street accidents and general ambulance services,
are unaltered and continue to be satisfactory and adequate.
The "Morris Viceroy" motor conveyance for the transport of
mentally and physically defective children, purchased in October,