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Brentford and Chiswick 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Particulars of this work will be found set out in the tables
on sanitary work on page 31.
The advisability or otherwise of terminal disinfection is
likely to receive the consideration of the Council in the
forthcoming year.
So far as the disinfestation of verminous premises was
concerned, considerable trouble was experienced. Numbers of
new Council houses and flats were found to be in a verminous
state, necessitating no inconsiderable expense in remedial
measures. No form of " cyanide " treatment of the furniture
of the people removing from " slum areas " to Council houses
or the treatment of infested houses by such form of gas was
undertaken, but this matter is likely to receive the earnest
consideration of the Council in the near future.
(e) Examination of Pathological Specimens.
The following table sets out a record of the bacteriological work, all of which, except the Widal tests, was carried out in the Council's Laboratory :
| Suspected Disease. | Result. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | ||
| Diphtheria | 56 | 466 | 522 |
| Tuberculosis | 29 | 119 | 148 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 4 | 41 |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other Diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 |
N. B.—In addition to the above, a number of urine examinations
were made in connection with the Clinics, etc.
* Examined at laboratories of Queen Charlotte's Hospital.