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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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The bacteriological work in connection with this District is carried out at the County Laboratory, Maidstone, and during the year the following number of specimens have been examined there : —
| Positive. | Negative. | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sputa for Tubercle | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| In addition, the following work was done at the Ministry of Health Regional Laboratory at Downe: — | |||
| Positive.. | Negative. | TOTAL. | |
| Swabs for Diphtheria | — | 3 | 3 |
| Swabs for Haemo-lytic Streptococci | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| TOTALS | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 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. | TOTAL. | |
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 7 | 96 | 103 |
| Swabs for Haemo-lytic Streptococci | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 7 | 96 | 103 |
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.
There were no extensions to the sewers carried out during
the year,