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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

Wembley 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Table: Mr. W. R. Hurst, the Registrar of Births and Deaths, has supplied me with the following figures:—

Mr. W. R. Hurst, the Registrar of Births and Deaths, has supplied me with the following figures:—

Total number of Marriages in the District during 1933362
Church of England175
Roman Catholic17
Non-Conformist32
Registry Office138
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
(a) LABORATORY FACILITIES.
Arrangements are made with the Clinical Research
Association for the examination or analysis of clinical
material—swabs, etc., water, milk, foodstuffs; and the Royal
Institute of Public Health carry out the examination of
sputum.

Table: The following examinations were made during the year:

The following examinations were made during the year:

Examinations of Swabs432
,, ,, Blood Specimens15
,, ,, Sputum148
,, ,, (iraded Milks146
,, ,, Water3

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(b) AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
(i) Infectious Disease.—The Council has now an
arrangement whereby all cases of Infectious Disease occurring
in the district are removed to hospital by the ambulance
owned by the Acton Borough Council.
(ii) Non-Infectious.—The Council has two ambulances
for the removal of non-infectious and accident cases. No
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