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Walthamstow 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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53
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL SCHEME
The Essex County Council also provides facilities for examination
of pathological specimens, and the County Medical Officer states
that 2,730 specimens were examined for local practitioners during
1037 as follows :—
Diphtheria Swabs, 137; Sputa, 1,059 ; Typhoid Specimens,
127; Ringworm Specimens, 15; Miscellaneous, 1,389; Diphtheria
Virulence Tests, 1; Biological Examination for Tubercle Bacilli, 2
A total of 682 specimens were examined for the Connaught
Hospital (included above)
The total examinations carried out by the Essex County
Council for the previous year was 1,465
VACCINATION

Table: Mr E Sharp, Vaccination Officer for the Area, has furnished the following return for 1937 :—

Mr E Sharp, Vaccination Officer for the Area, has furnished the following return for 1937 :—

Births Registered,Successfully VaccinatedPercentage Vaccinated,InsusceptibleExemptionsDeath before VaccinatedPostponed
1671272162312585351

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In addition to the above, 18 primary vaccinations were
recorded, and 21 re-vaccinations
During 1937 the vaccinal condition of all school children
examined at Routine Medical Inspection was recorded, and a summary
of the findings for the year showed that 256 per cent, were
vaccinated
HOSPITAL TREATMENT OF SMALLPOX
The scheme made by the County Council under Section 63 of
the Local Government Act, 1929, now covers the hospital treatment
of smallpox The cost of treatment of cases sent with the approval
of the County Medical Officer of Health into hospital is now a
general charge upon the county, excluding the Borough of
Colchester
At the same time, your Council continues to maintain the
temporary buildings at Low Hall Farm, formerly used as a
hospital for smallpox cases
No case of smallpox occurred in 1937
SCARLET FEVER
A total of 207 cases of Scarlet Fever was notified in 1937, as
compared with 315 in 1936