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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
Chislehurst 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Section 50.
This section of the Act places a duty on the local authority to
arrange for the burial or cremation of the body of any person who
has died or been found dead in their area if it appears that no
suitable arrangements for the disposal of the body have or are
being made. Expenses incurred by the local authority may be
recovered from the estate of the deceased person or from any
person liable to maintain the deceased person immediately prior to
his death.
During the year the Council arranged for the burial of one
person under this section of the Act.
LABORATORY SERVICE.
Routine Food and Drugs samples and medical specimens, are
sent to the Public Health Laboratory at Maidstone. This service
ceased to be the responsibility of the County Council towards the
end of 1955. and was taken over by the Public Health Laboratory
Service (Directed by the Medical Research Council for the Ministry
of Health).
In cases of urgency specimens are examined by courtesy of
Dr. Keall at Bromley Hospital.
During the course of the year the following specimens have been reported upon.
| Food | Faeces | Vomit | Others | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. sent | No. Positive | No. sent | No. Positive | No. sent | No. Positive | No. sent | No. Positive | |
| Bromley Hospital | 7 | 2 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 1 nasal Swab 1 throat Swab | 1 |
| Maidstone Public Health Laboratory | 9 | — | 100 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 blood | 1 |
| Totals | 16 | 2 | 123 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
The Public Health Department is responsible for the cleaning
of the undermentioned conveniences used by the public:—
Public Lavatories (Male & Female sections): —
Westwood Lane, Blackfen.
St. Johns Road, Sidcup.
Queens Head P.H., Chislehurst.
Adj. Tigers Head P.H., Chislehurst.