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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
Malden and Coombe 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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| 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 10 | — | 12 |
| Malaria | 1 | |||||
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 21 | 32 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 46 |
GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
Laboratory Facilities.
The bacteriological examinations for the Council are
carried out by the Clinical Research Association, Watergate
House, London. Each medical practitioner has, or
can obtain the apparatus for bacteriological examinations,
and the cost of such examinations in suspected
cases of diphtheria, enteric fever, tuberculosis, and
certain other special cases is defrayed by the Council.
The following table shows the number of examinations during the past year:—
| Disease. | Positive. | Results. Negative. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 65 | 73 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 16 | 295 | 311 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 1 | 17 | 18 | ||
| — | 14 | 14 | ||
| — | 7 | 7 | ||
| Cerebro spinal Meningitis | — | 3 | 3 | |
| . 40 | 411 | 451 |
In addition some specimens were examined at the
Ministry of Health Laboratory in connection with the
cases of dysentery. A number of samples of milk were
submitted for bacterial count or the presence of tuberculosis,
details of which will be found in the report of
the Sanitary Inspector.