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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
Surbiton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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(b) Infectious Disease.
There are no arrangements for the home nursing
cases of Measles and Whooping Cough.
Provision is made in the Isolation Hospital for the
admission of complicated cases of Measles and
Whooping Cough.
Midwives.—The District Council does not employ
or subsidise any midwives.
The Surrey County Council is the supervising
authority under the Midwives Act.
There are seven midwives practising in the
District.
LABORATORY WORK.
Pathological and Bacteriological examinations
are made for the Council by the Clinical Research
Association.
During the year the following examinations were carried out:—
| Disease Suspected. | Nature of Specimen. | Result. | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | |||
| Diphtheria | Swabs | 9 | 177 | 186 |
| Tuberculosis | Sputum | 7 | 74 | 81 |
| Tuberculosis | Blood | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | Swab | — | — | — |
| Typhoid | Blood | 6 | 6 | |
| B. Coli. | Urine | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | Faeces | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 256 | 274 | |