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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Period | Ealing | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 1911—1915 | 3.03 | 4.03 |
| 1916—1920 | 2.70 | 4.12 |
| 1921—1925 | 4.01 | 3.90 |
| 1926—1930 | 3.31 | 4.27 |
| 1931 | 3.85 | 3.95 |
| 1932 | 3.89 | 4.06 |
| 1933 | 2.91 | 4.23 |
| 1934 | 4.32 | 4.41 |
| 1935 | 5.55 | 3.93 |
| 1936 | 0.93 | 3.65 |
GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES.
PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY.
Consequent on the smaller number of cases of diphtheria
admitted to the Isolation Hospital the number of examinations
carried out in the Pathological Laboratory shows a large reduction
compared with the previous year.
| Positive | Negative | Total 1936 | Total 1935 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria : From the Practitioners in Borough | 22 | 632 | 654 | 1,231 |
| From the Isolation Hospital | 25 | 2,521 | 2,546 | 6,234 |
| From the School Medical Department | 3 | 144 | 147 | 652 |
| Tuberculosis | 111 | 424 | 535 | 419 |
| Miscellaneous | 13 | 312 | 325 | 270 |
| Total | 174 | 4,033 | 4,207 | 8,806 |