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Southall-Norwood 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The Council affords facilities to all medical men practising in the district
for the examination of pathological specimens, and this work is carried out by
the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine.
The following table shows the work done during the year 1936
(exclusive of work done for the Isolation Hospital).
Table No. 10.
| Positive. | Negative. | |
|---|---|---|
| Swabs for diphtheria | 56 | 870 |
| Sputa for tubercle | 26 | 140 |
| Widal reaction | — | 1 |
| Wasserman reaction | — | 1 |
| Swabs for puerperal pyrexia | 6 | 6 |
| Total Examinations | 88 | 1018 |
Ambulance Facilities.
For Infectious Cases.
A Morris motor ambulance, purchased in October, 1929, is in use for
conveying infectious patients to hospital and for disinfection work. The
mileage for the year was 3,500.
For non-infectious and accident cases.
Two motor ambulances under the charge of the Chief Officer of the
Fire Brigade are provided by the Council for the use of residents, to remove
non-infectious and accident cases to hospital and for other ambulance work.
One ambulance is a W. & G. du Cros, purchased in January, 1930, and
the other is a Commer De Luxe, purchased in July, 1932.
Efficient service continues to be rendered.
The following figures show the year's working of the motor ambulances
for non-infectious and accident cases:—
Table No. 11.
| Ordinary cases removed to hospital | 1047 |
| Accidents | 134 |
| Persons taken ill in the street | 56 |
| Out of district cases | 11 |
| Total | 1248 |