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Midwives.
Nine Council Midwives are employed, and by
agreement, seven nurses employed by the District
Nursing Association and two employed by the Salvation
Army are at the disposal of the Council. The arrangements
for domiciliary midwifery have in practice worked
out satisfactorily. Fuller reference to midwives will
be made under the appropriate heading later in this
report.
Laboratory Facilities.
Examination of clinical material is undertaken at
the Counties Public Health Laboratories, Queen
Victoria Street, London. During the year, 450 swabs
were examined for the diphtheria bacillus, 307 samples
of sputum for the bacillus of tuberculosis, 37 samples of
hair for the fungus of ringworm, examination for agglutination
of blood against typhoid and allied organisms
on 14 occasions, and in addition, 41 specimens were
submitted for examinations of a miscellaneous character.
The same laboratory also undertakes bacteriological
examination of milk and ice-cream, of which 56 samples
of the former and 28 of the latter were submitted
during the year.
413 swabs were examined for the diphtheria bacillus
at the Public Health Offices.
Legislation in Force.
Byelaws. Date of
Confirmation.
Common Lodging Houses 24/12/1901
Slaughter Houses 26/9/1928
New Streets and Buildings 10/7/1925
Sanitary Conveniences 8/1/1932
Houses let in Lodgings 27/1/1932