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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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In addition, the following number of emergency swabs
were examined by Dr. J. Byers, at the Laboratory of the
West Kent Joint Isolation Hospital:—
Positive. Negative. Total.
Swabs for Diphtheria 7 215 223
One swab for the detection of Haemolytic Streptococci
was also examined at the Ministry of Health's Emergency
Public Health Laboratory.
DRAINAGE.
No important changes in the drainage of the District
took place during the year.
| No. of Houses connected to the sewer | No. of Houses not connected to the sewer | No. of Houses not provided with a piped water supply | No. of wells still in uee for purpose of domestic water supply |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
WATER SUPPLY.
The District is supplied with water by the mains of the
Metropolitan Water Board.
No extensions to the mains were carried out during the
year.
The following samples of water were examined during the
year:—
Chemical analyses 46
Bacteriological analyses 45
| W.C.8 | Pan or Pail Closets | Privy Middeus | Ashpits separate from Privy Middens | Cesspools | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of | No. of houses served | ||||
| - | |||||
HOUSE REFUSE COLLECTION.
No important change in the collection and disposal of
house refuse took place during the year.