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Ealing 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY.
Mainly in consequence of the large number of cases of
diphtheria treated in the Isolation Hospital the number of
examinations carried out in the pathological laboratory was much
in excess of any figure previously recorded. The laboratory is
situated at the Town Hall and the central position facilitates
the easy delivery of specimens and consequently the early diagnosis
of cases of diphtheria, tuberculosis, and other infectious conditions.
| Positive | Negative | Total 1935 | Total 1934 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria: | ||||
| From the Practitioners in Borough | 119 | 1,112 | 1,231 | 1,189 |
| From the Isolation Hospital | 572 | 5,662 | 6,234 | 3,976 |
| From the School Medical Department | 32 | 620 | 652 | 216 |
| Tuberculosis | 89 | 330 | 419 | 413 |
| Miscellaneous | 22 | 248 | 270 | 313 |
| Total | 834 | 7,972 | 8,806 | 6,107 |
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
1. For infectious disease.—The Chiswick and Ealing Hospitals
Committee provide a motor ambulance for the removal of cases of
infectious disease to the Isolation Hospital at South Ealing.
2. For accident and illness cases.—The ambulances provided
by the Council for dealing with cases of accident and of illness
are now stationed at the Fire Station and are manned by members
of the Fire Brigade. Two recently built ambulances, with a third
of an older type kept in reserve, provide an adequate service for
the Borough.
The extent of the calls made upon the service is
shown in the following table:—