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Willesden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Cases Admitted from Other Authorities.
During the year 1938, 54 cases were admitted from areas other than the Borough of Willesden.
These may be classified as follows:—
Table No . 68.
| Name of Authority. | No. of Cases. | Disease. | No. of Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow Urban District Council | 20 | Scarlet Fever | 10 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | ||
| Measles | 2 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ||
| Chicken-Pox | 1 | ||
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | ||
| Borough of Southall | 16 | Scarlet Fever | 13 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria and Measles | 1 | ||
| Borough of Wembley | 13 | Scarlet Fever | 11 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ||
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | ||
| Middlesex County Council | 3 | Diphtheria | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ||
| Erysipelas | 1 | ||
| Borough of Ealing | 2 | Scarlet Fever | 2 |
| Totals | 54 | 54 |
Laboratory.
The bacteriological laboratory was opened for work on 1st January, 1932. It undertakes the
examination of the routine bacteriological specimens from the district, the Municipal Hospital and
other local Institutions.
Table No . 69.
| Nature of Examination. | Positive result. | Negative result. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swabs for diphtheria bacilli | 957 | 5,981 | 6,938 |
| 2 | Swabs for diphtheria bacilli with virulence test | 50 | 13 | 63 |
| 3 | Swabs for diphtheria bacilli with typing | — | — | 196 |
| 4 | Sputum for tubercle bacilli | 30 | 277 | 307 |
| 5 | Blood for Widal reaction | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Blood cultures | — | — | 4 |
| 7 | Blood cell counts | — | — | 9 |
| 8 | Blood films for abnormal cells or parasites | — | — | 6 |
| 9 | Blood for sugar estimation | — | — | 1 |
| 10 | Urine for chemical examination | — | — | 80 |
| 11 | Urine for microscopical examination | — | — | 85 |
| 12 | Urine for bacteriological examination | — | — | 60 |
| 13 | Faeces for bacteriological examination | — | — | 82 |
| 14 | Bile for bacteriological examination | — | — | 4 |
| 15 | Pleural fluids for bacteriological examination | — | — | 3 |
| 16 | Cerebro-spinal fluid for chemical examination | — | — | 54 |
| 17 | Cerebro-spinal fluid for microscopical examination | — | — | 20 |
| 18 | Cerebro-spinal fluid for culture | — | — | 17 |
| 19 | Water for presumptive B. Coli test | — | — | 198 |
| 20 | Water for enumeration of total organisms | — | — | 198 |
| 21 | Swabs and smears for gonococci | 4 | 63 | 67 |
| 22 | Swabs and smears for Vincent's angina | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 23 | Swabs and smears for streptococci and other organisms | — | — | 164 |
| 24 | Pus for bacteriological examination | — | — | 4 |
| 25 | Post-mortem specimens | — | — | 8 |
| 26 | Drugs for sterility | — | — | 3 |
| Total | 8,604 | |||