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Barnes 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Deaths.
(1) Whooping cough, complicated by broncho-pneumonia on admission—
child six weeks old—died 4th day after admission.
Complications.
(1) Diphtheria. (4) Cerebrospinal Meningitis.
Strabismus, 4. Facial paralysis, 1.
Dipththeritic myocarditis, 4. Arthritis, 1.
Paralysis—Palate, 2.
—Face 1. (5) Whooping Cough.
Serum reaction, 1. Broncho-pneumonia, 10.
Tonsillitis. Enteritis, 1.
(2) Scarlet Fever. (6) Chickenpox.
Rheumatism, 1. Impetigo, 1.
Necrosis, 2. Otorrhœa, 1.
Adenitis, 3.
Secondary tonsillitis, 1. C) Paratyphoid.
Anaemia, 1. Rheumatism, 1.
Serous meningitis, 1. (8) Dysentery Sonne.
(3) Measles. Broncho-pneumonia, 1.
Congestion of lungs, 1. Tonsillitis, 1.
Broncho-pneumonia, 4. Otorrhœa, 1.

Table 32.—Laboratory Facilities.

Specimens examined during the year were as follows:—
Sputa for detection of tubercle bacilli57
Swabs „ „ „ diphtheria bacilli185
Fæces „ „ „ typhoid bacilli64
Urine „ „ „ „ „13
Cerebro-spinal fluid5
Blood (Widal)2
„ (Blood-count)1
Pus1
Smears4
Total332