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Malden and Coombe 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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14
GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
The following table shows the number of pathological examinations during the past year:—
| Disease. | Results. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | |||
| Tuberculosis | Sputa | 4 | 28 | 32 |
| Scarlet Fever | Swabs | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Diphtheria | Swabs | 3 | 122 | 125 |
| Dysentery | Faeces | 8 | 95 | 103 |
| do. | Blood | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| do. | Urine | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 18 | 265 | 283 | |
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.
There has been no change in the general provision of
health services as recorded in my annual report for 1938.