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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
Ealing 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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LABORATORY WORK.
At the public health laboratory the following specimens were examined in connection with the diagnosis and control of infectious disease:—
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria: | |||
| From Practitioners in the Borough | 44 | 582 | 626 |
| From the Isolation Hospital | 90 | 818 | 908 |
| Tuberculosis: From Practitioners in the Borough | 97 | 325 | 422 |
| Miscellaneous: From Practitioners in the Borough | 18 | 72 | 90 |
| From the Isolation Hospital | 14 | 37 | 51 |
| Total | 263 | 1,834 | 2,097 |
legislation in force in borough.
In the following list are noted all the Local Acts, Adoptive
Acts, Byelaws and Regulations in force in the Borough:—
The Ealing Corporation Act, 1905, confers additional powers
on the Council with respect to certain sanitary matters, the provision
of dustbins, the drainage of houses by combined operation,
etc.
Adoptive Acts.
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1890.
20th November, 1890.
Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890.
18th December, 1890.
Public Health Act (Amendment) Act, 1907.
21st December, 1908.
Notification of Births Act, 1907. 9th May, 1912.
Public Health Act, 1925. Parts II, III, IV and V.
8th February, 1927.