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Orpington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
This District is served by the West Kent Joint Isolation
Hospital.
The Hospital, which is situated at Bromley Common, is
administered by the West Kent Joint Hospital Board, and in
addition to this District, serves the Boroughs of Bromley and
Beckenliam, and the Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup.
In addition to the accommodation provided for the treatment
of the ordinary Infectious Diseases, provision has been
made for the treatment of cases of Small Pox, on a separate
site.
During the year 77 cases from this District were admitted
to the Hospital, viz.:—
Scarlet Fever 49
Diphtheria 20
Typhoid Fever 4
Measles 4
LABORATORY WORK.
The Kent County Laboratory at Maidstone carries out the
bacteriological work in connection with this District.
During the year the following number of specimens have been examined from this area:—
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 1 | 79 | 80 |
| Swabs for Haemolytic Streptococci | 7 | 44 | 51 |
| Widals for Enteric Fever | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Sputa for Tubercle | 26 | 147 | 173 |
| Urine and faeces | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| TOTALS | 39 | 288 | 327 |
In addition to the above, the following emergency swabs
for diagnostic purposes were examined by Dr. J. Byers at the
Laboratory of the West Kent Joint Hospital Board:—