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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
Edmonton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Three specimens of blood for the Typhoid test—two were negative
to all the varieties of the typhoid organism, one was positive to
the para-B form.
Designated milks—such as Grade A, etc.—are sent for bacteriological examination to the Counties Public Health Laboratories. The results of these examinations were:—
| Passed. | Failed. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade A (T.T) | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| Pasteurised | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Grade A (pasteurised) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Certified | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The Middlesex County Council is the Authority under the Sale of
Food & Drugs Acts.
Ambulance Facilities.
These are the same as described in the Report for 1932.
The Superintendent of the Fire Brigade has kindly furnished the
following figures giving some idea of the work carried out during the
past year :—
Private cases 2,134
Accident cases 380
Maternity cases 189
Clinic cases 201
Isolation Hospital Visitors 1
2,905
The Council's small 'bus—housed in the Town Hall Yard—picks up
the partially blind children morning and afternoon, taking them to and
from school: it also picks up a few feeble-minded children in the morning,
conveying them to a spot to meet the guide.
Nursing in the Home.
The arrangement made between the Council and the Edmonton
Nursing Association has been working satisfactorily during the past year.
Poorer residents in the district are supplied with a trained nurse at the
Council's expense.
The cost to the Council during 1933 was £85 2s. Od.
The "Queen's" Nursing Association for Edmonton has just published
the Third Annual Report for the nine months ending December 31st, 1933.
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