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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
Orpington 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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LABORATORY WORK.
The bacteriological work in connection with this District is carried out at the Kent County Laboratory, Maidstone, and during the year the following number of specimens have been examined there:—
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 7 | 163 | 170 |
| Sputa for Tubercle | 25 | 133 | 158 |
| Widals for Typhoid | — | 5 | 5 |
| Other Typhoid specimens | — | 1 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 17 | 55 | 72 |
| TOTAL | 49 | 357 | 406 |
| 111 addition, the following emergency swabs for diagnostic purposes were examined by Dr. J. Byers, at the West Kent Joint Hospital Board's Laboratory. | |||
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 8 | 130 | 138 |
| Swabs for Haemolytic Streptococci | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 8 | 132 | 140 |
DRAINAGE.
The houses in the main portion of the District are on the
water carriage system, most of the houses being connected to
the public sewers.
During the year the provision of main drainage for a portion
of Farnborough was completed, and premises previously on
cesspool drainage were connected to the sewer.
SANITARY STATISTICS.
| No. of houses connected to the sewer | No. of houses not connected to sewers | No. of houses not provided witli a piped water supply | No. of wells still in use for purpose of domestic supply |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12929 | 3048 | 393 | 6 |