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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 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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Table: LABORATORY WORK.The County Laboratory at Maidstone carries out the bacteriological work in connection with this District, and during the year the following number of specimens have been examined there: —

LABORATORY WORK.

The County Laboratory at Maidstone carries out the bacteriological work in connection with this District, and during the year the following number of specimens have been examined there: —

Positive,Negative.TOTALS.
Swabs for Diphtheria27168195
Sputa for Tubercle3271103
Widals for Typhoid1—1
Swabs for Haemolytic Streptococci11718
Blood for Paratyphoid213
Swabs for Vincents Angina123
TOTALS64259323

Table: In addition, the following number of emergency examinations have been made by Dr. J. Byers at the West Kent Joint Hospital Board's Laboratory: —

In addition, the following number of emergency examinations have been made by Dr. J. Byers at the West Kent Joint Hospital Board's Laboratory: —

Positive.Negative.TOTALS.
Swabs for Diphtheria28146174
Swabs for Haemolytic Streptococciûûû
TOTALS28146174

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DRAINAGE.
The houses in the main portion of the District are on the
water carriage system, and most of the houses are connected
to the public sewers.
No extensions to the sewers were made during the year.