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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

Twickenham 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: Following is a table of the notifications of scarlet fever and diphtheria, and the percentages of cases removed during the past six years.

Following is a table of the notifications of scarlet fever and diphtheria, and the percentages of cases removed during the past six years.

Year.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Total admissions to Hospital.
Cases notified.Number removed.Percent. removed.Cases notified.Number removedPer cent. removed.
1909102817930--81
191065598231—-59
191141348297526386
Mar-Dec
1912281657896168105
191311910790524078159
1914989091927783167

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Bacteriological Work.—During the year 246 swabs were
taken for examination, seventy being taken by medical practitioners,
twenty-nine by the School Medical Officer or the School Nurse, the
remainder being taken at the Isolation Hospital to ascertain the
fitness of patients for discharge.
Three specimens of sputum were examined for tubercule
bacilli and six specimens of blood for the widal reaction for
typhoid fever.
In twenty-four cases of suspected ringworm, the hairs were
examined microscopically by the Medical Officer.
Adoptive Acts in force in the district.
The Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1890, excepting
section 5.
The Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1890, excepting
parts 5 and 6.
*The Private Street Works Act, 1892.
The Baths and Wash-houses Acts, 1846—1899.
The Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1907, sections
15—31, both inclusive, and section 33 in part 2.
The whole of the parts, 3, 4, 5 and 6, together with
sections 81 down to the word "offensive," 83, 86,
87 and 88 of part 7; the whole of parts 8 and 9, and
sections 92, 93 and 95 of part 10.