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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL.
Cases of Infectious Disease from this area are admitted
to the West Kent Joint Isolation Hospital.
LABORATORY WORK.
The bacteriological work in connection with this District is carried out at the Kent County Laboratory, Maidstone, and during the year the following numbers of specimens have been examined there:—
| Positive | Negative | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8puta for Tubercle | 43 | - | 43 |
| swabs for Diphtheria | — | 2 | 2 |
| Swabs for Haemolytic Streptococci | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Faeces, etc. for Dysentery | — | 2 | 2 |
| B. Aertryke | 1 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 47 | 6 | 53 |
In addition, the following number of emergency swabs
have been examined by Dr. J. Byers at the West Kent Joint
Hospital's Laboratory:—
Swabs for Diphtheria 128
DRAINAGE.
During the year the following extensions to the sewers
were carried out:—
4,265 feet of 6in. foul sewers.
1,510 feet of 9in. foul sewers.
1,960 feet of surface water sewers.
| No. of Houses connected to the sewer | No. of Houses not connected to sewers | No. of Houses not provided with a piped water supply | No. of wells still in use for the purpose of domestic supply |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.C's | Pail or Pan Closets | Midden Privies | Ashpits separate from Midden Privies | Cesspools | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of | No. of houses connected | ||||
| — | |||||