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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
Hackney 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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28
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
The arrangements made with the Camberwell Research
Laboratories and the Royal Institute of Public Health for
bacteriological examinations have been continued.
The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratories for examination during the year:—
| Disease suspected. | Result of Examination. | |
|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 758 |
| Dysentery | 4 | 38 |
| Enteric Fever | 0 | 10 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 61 |
Particulars of the samples purchased under the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938, and submitted to the Public Analyst, D. T. Lucke, Esq.,
B.Sc., F.I.C., are given on page 38 of this report.
PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE HOME.
The following table shows the number of cases attended and the visits paid by the nurses of the Hackney District Nursing Association on the Council's behalf during the year.
| No. of Cases | No. of Visits | |
|---|---|---|
| Nursed. | Paid. | |
| Maternity Nursing | 17 | 143 |
| Measles | 4 | 45 |
| Do. (children under 5 years of age) | 8 | 86 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 303 |
| Do. (children under 5 years of age) | 10 | 103 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | – | – |
| Poliomyelitis | – | – |
| Puerperal Fever | – | – |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | – | – |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum or slight inflammation of eyes | 33 | 510 |
| Tuberculosis | 17 | 1,179 |
| Whooping Cough | – | – |
| Do. (children under 5 years of age) | 3 | 40 |
| Other Ailments | 5 | 72 |
| Do. (children under 5 years of age) | 74 | 716 |
| Totals | 185 | 3,197 |