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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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The following table shows the number of new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year, together with the number of deaths.
| Notified. | Deaths. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Pulmonary | 18 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Non - Pulmonary | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 22 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Treatment of cases of Tuberculosis is carried out by the
Kent County Council, and during the year the following number
of patients from this District have received treatment:—
Number receiving sanatorium treatment 52
Number receiving dispensary treatment 61
Dispensary supervision only 233
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. (Section 176).
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1925.
No action was required to be taken under the above during
the year.
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 has been examined there :—
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swabs for Diptheria | 7 | 79 | 86 |
| Swabs for Hemolytic Streptococci | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Sputa for Tubercle | 17 | — | 17 |
| Faeces for Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 |
| Widals for Typhoid Fever | — | 6 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 36 | 94 | 130 |
In addition, the following emergency work has been carried out at the West Kent Joint Hospital Laboratory by Dr. J. Byers :—
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swabs for Diptheria | 2 | 84 | 86 |
| Swabs for Hemolytic Streptococci | — | – | — |
| TOTALS | 2 | 84 | 86 |