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Southall-Norwood 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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Reasons for Exclusion :—
| Chicken- Pox Contacts | 43 |
| Measles Contacts | 53 |
| Sore Throat | 48 |
| Enlarged Glands | 9 |
| Suspicious Rash | 11 |
| Miscellaneous | 46 |
| Number of Absentees Visited | 58 |
| Suspicious Illness at Home (Visited for enquiries) | |
| Number of Children inspected after return to School | 203 |
LABORATORY WORK.
The Council provides Antitoxin free, and a nurse to inject
it if desired. The diagnosis of Diphtheric-Croup and Diphtheria
is often doubtful for a time. In the meantime no harm can
come from a big dose of Antitoxin, and this may and often will
obviate operation later; in any case it enhances the patient's
prospects of recovery. I am glad to say that we now get very
early applications from all the doctors for Antitoxin injections,
and I think this has largely reduced the incidence of Diphtheria.
The Council afford facilities to all medical men practising
in the District for the gratuitous examination of pathological
specimens. The examinations are made at the Lister Institute.
The following are the figures for the year:—
| Positive. | Negative. | |
|---|---|---|
| Swabs for Diphtheria, etc. | 14 | 131 |
| Sputa for Tubercle | 13 | 99 |
| Blood Count | 2 | 3 |
| Blood for Typhoid | - | 1 |
| Faeces | - | 2 |
| Pus | 2 | 1 |
| Gonococci | 1 | - |
| 32 | 237 | |
| Total | 269 |