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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Richmond upon Thames 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION B—GENERAL PROVISION OF
HEALTH SERVICES.
LABORATORY WORK.
The standing arrangements with Richmond Royal Hospital
continued to operate satisfactorily during the year.
The following table gives particulars of the specimens examined:—
| Disease Suspected. | Nature of Specimen. | Result. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. . | |||
| Diphtheria | Swabs from Throat and Nose | Nil | 75 | 75 |
| Tuberculosis | Sputa | 3 | 31 | 34 |
| Haemolytic Streptococcus | Swabs from Throat and Nose | 19 | 51 | 70 |
| Other Diseases | ... | 4 | 29 | 33 |
| Total | 26 | 186 | 212 | |
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
The South Middlesex and Richmond Joint Hospital Board have
ambulances for the conveyance of infectious cases.
The Richmond Council have two ambulances for use in accident
and private cases, together with an Austin utility vehicle originally
presented to the Council during the War by Mrs. Reynolds Veitch.
These three vehicles are based upon the yard at the rear of the
Technical Institute, where shelter is afforded them by a temporary
outbuilding.
At the beginning of the year the Richmond Borough Ambulance
Service was manned by Civil Defence personnel, assisted by volunteers
from St. John Ambulance Brigade. With the disbandment of the
Civil Defence Services in May 1945 this entire staff was transferred
to the control of the Health Committee. Twelve whole-time driver
attendants are now employed, of whom five are women.