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Malden and Coombe 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE NUMBER
OP NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE
PAST SIX YEARS.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF INFECTION RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
| 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 113 | 87 | 35 | 45 | 39 | 68 |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 31 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 24 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | 10 | — | 12 | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 32 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 46 | 37 |
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
Laboratory Facilities.
New arrangements were made for carrying out
bacteriological examinations for the Council. The opening
of a laboratory and the appointment of a pathologist
at Kingston Victoria Hospital now makes it possible to
have these examinations carried out locally and thus the
inconvenience and delay occasioned by sending specimens
to London is avoided. The cost of bacteriological investigations
required by medical practitioners in diphtheria,
enteric fever, tuberculosis and certain other special eases
is defrayed by the Council.