[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1936
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![4. Mental Defectives in receipt of Poor Law Relief :— (a) In Institutions ... ... ... 1 4 5 \h) In receipt of Out-door Relief ... 6 9 15 5. Number of Mental Defectives not at present subject to be dealt with under the Mental Deficiency Acts,but for whom Local Autho- rity may subsequently become liable ... 15 14 29 Of whom number under Voluntary Super- vision ... ... ... ... 15 14 29 6. Number of above Cases on the Registers of Occupation Centre :— (a) Under Statutory Supervision {b) Under Voluntary Supervision (c) Under Guardianship [b] On Licence from Guardianship 7 15 22 3 1 4 — 22 — 1 1 BACTERIOLOGSGAL WORK, A small laboratory is maintained at The Firs for Throat Swabs, Sputum, Ringworm hairs and urine examinations. This work is done by the Venereal Diseases and Maternity and Child Welfare Officer, Dr. VMllace, and by the Assistant Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Hughes, and the following examinations were made. Diphtheria Swabs ... 918 Positive 69 Sputa for Tuberculosis ... 70 II 10 Ringworm 3 II 1 Total ... 991 80 Urines 131 A certain amount of Bacteriological work is done by Dr. Wallace at the Venereal Diseases Clinic, and particulars of this will be found in his Venereal Diseases Report in this volume. A good supply of sterile swabs and sputa pots are kept at The Firs and any practitioner can have these by applying for them.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29171015_0037.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
