Table: 1929.Prevention of Infectious Disease.
1929.
Prevention of Infectious Disease.
All Diseases, Enquiries by— | |
District Inspectors | 2,362 |
Women Inspectors and Health Visitors | 6,858 |
Tuberculosis—Included in above— | |
Women Inspectors | 1,610 |
Patients removed to Hospital—All Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis) | 1,310 |
Rooms disinfected after— | |
Tuberculosis | 204 |
Other Diseases | 1,131 |
Weight of Bedding, etc., disinfected (tons) | 27 |
School Notices issued— | |
Measles, Whooping Cough, Chicken-pox | 2,591 |
Other Diseases | 671 |
Bacteriological Examinations for— | |
Diphtheria | 1,242 |
Typhoid Fever | 5 |
Tuberculosis | 422 |
Table: Sanitary Work—Cutting-off of Water Supplies.
Sanitary Work—Cutting-off of Water Supplies.
Notices received | 8 |
Referring to Inhabited Premises | 5 |
Empty „ | 1 |
Other „ | 2 |
Reasons forr—Rates unpaid | 6 |
Defective fittings | 2 |
Table: Mortuary.
Mortuary.
Bodies deposited, total | 420 |
„ „ for inquests | 196 |
„ „ pending burial, infectious | — |
„ „ „ „ other | 224 |
P.M. examinations made | 150 |
Table: Trade Nuisances.
Trade Nuisances.
Offensive Smells—Complaints | 24 |
Accumulations of Manure | 8 |
Smoke—Complaints | 9 |
„ Premises watched | 18 |
„ „ „ Hours of observation | 42¾ |
„ Duration of smoke (hours), including | 23¼ |
„ „ black smoke | 2 |
Table: Office (Clerical) Work.
Office (Clerical) Work.
Letters received | 4,741 |
„ despatched | 5,897 |
Entries in Postage Book | 11,950 |
Certificates dealt with relating to Infectious Disease (including Tuberculosis) | 4,112 |
Notices sent re above | 8,278 |
Entries in Birth Register | 2,170 |
Complaints received | 1,478 |
Plans dealt with | 282 |
New openings in Journals | 347 |
Disinfection Orders | 1,046 |
Notices to abate nuisances, etc. | 824 |