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Hampton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampton]
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Professional nursing in the home is carried out in the
Hampton portion of the district by the Hampton Nursing
Association, and in the Hampton Hill portion of the district
by a branch of the local Church.
No professional nursing for the home for Infectious
Diseases is provided.
Midwives.
There were four midwives practising in the district,
entirely in a private capacity, and they are under the
County Medical Officer.
CHEMICAL WORK.
Bacteriological examinations of suspected materials are
undertaken for the Council by the Clinical Research Association.
The following specimens were examined and reported
on during 1925:—
Throat and Nose Swabs 93
Sputum 5
Blood 5
Excreta 1
Total 104
ADOPTIVE ACTS, BYE-LAWS & REGULATIONS
IN FORCE IN THE DISTRICT.
Private Street Works Act, 1892. Adopted February
14th, 1893.
Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1890. Adopted
September 8th, 1891.
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1890. Adopted
March 8th, 1892.
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1907. Adopted
February 13th, 1911.