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Heston and Isleworth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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General Provision of Health Services in the Area
Professional Nursing in the Home.—The Isleworth Nursing Association carries on this
work in part of the District, and the Osterley, North Hounslow and Heston Nursing Association
deals with the cases in the remaining area.
No definite arrangements exist for nursing infectious diseases in the home, but emergency
cases which may require it are dealt with as they arise. Suitably trained nurses are put in, if
necessary for day and night duty. The Corporation has increased their subscription to the funds
of each Association, to 30 guineas.
The Nursing Service has now been extended to Cranford to provide for the rapidly
growing population at the western end of the district.
LABORATORY WORK, 1937.
The routine Laboratory work has been carried out in the Laboratory at the temporary premises occupied by the Department. Certain speciments are sent to outside Laboratories.
| Total. | Positive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Swabs for organisms other than Diphtheria Bacilli (24 sent from Staines Joint Isolation Hospital) | 34 | - |
| Specimens sent to Camberwell Research Laboratory. Blood, for Wassermann Tests | 3 | |
| Other Specimens—Council Laboratory. Sputum for Tubercle Bacilli sent by Medical Practitioners | 105 | 5 |
| Sputum for Tubercle Bacilli taken at Clinics | 1 | — |
| Hairs for Ringworm taken at Schools or Clinics | 20 | 7 |
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Urine—2,746: Discharge—4: Milk—2: Blood for Anaemia—6
Preparation of Materials:—
Tubes of Serum—900: Throat Swab Outfits—1,300: Sputum Outfits—150.
The bacteriological work of the Staines Joint Isolation Hospital is dealt with through the
Council Laboratory.
HOSPITALS.
The following are the Hospitals serving the general needs of the district:—
General.—Hounslow Hospital, Staines Road. Royal Hospital, Richmond.
West London Hospital, Hammersmith. West Middlesex County Hospital, Isleworth.
The Corporation annually subscribe £300 to the Hounslow Hospital, and £50 to the
Richmond Hospital.