[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Loughborough Borough.

  • Loughborough (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Loughborough Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ■> Bacteriological Examinations During the year 105 specimens were examined at the County Laboratory by Dr.Fairer, Asst.County Medical Officer. I have found these examinations to be very helpful and wish gratefully to thank Dr.Fairer for the assistance. The specimens submitted were as follows Diphtheria Swabs 39 Sputa for T.B. 53 Blood for Typhoid 3 Gonorrhoeal Films 5 Cerebro Spinal Fluid 1 Faces for Tubucle Bacilla 1 Faces for Occult Blood 1 Faces for Micro -organisms 1 Urine ( bacteriological) 1 The majority of the sputa sent for examination was from patients attending the Tuberculosis Dispensary in Frederick StreettLoughborough. These figures do not include Gonorrhoea Slides and v7assermans collected at the V.D. Clinic where 119 Films of Gonorrhoea were examined 40 Wassermans 4 Serum of S.Pallide, and 2 Urines for Gonorrhoea. Housing & Town Planning Act The total number of houses inspected under this Act was HE. Nuisances were found existing at all of these namely:- 106 dirty houses, 32 defective roofs, 17 damp walls, 5 defective floors and 24 dilapidated windows. On notices being sent these defects were remedied. Factory & Workshop Act The total number of Inspections of Factories and Work¬ shops was 197 namely 9 factories and 188 workshops; 9 nuisances were found existing namely ,YTant of cleanliness 2; insufficient closet accommodation 7; drains not ventilated nor disconnected 7. On notices being sent these defects were remedied. Notification of Births Act 1907. This Act is now carried out by the Local Authority instead of by the County Council as hitherto. A Nurse has been appointed to visit and instruct parents in all oases. Infant Welfare. Attached is the report of the Health Visitor,from which will be seen the amount of work carried out. The death rate per 1000 net births is 88.6 as compared with an average for tho last five years of 89.5 per 1000. Aopended is the Sanitary Inspector^ report. Report of School Medical Officer to the Loughborough Education Com- mittee on Schools in the Borough, Tabulated Statistics as tc population, birth and mortality for the past five years, also of infectious diseases notified, and of deaths infants under one year. of Copies of this report will be sent to the Ministry-, of Health, the Home Office, and the Leicestershire County Council. I am. Ladies & Gentlemen, vours faithfully, N.B.M.BLAOEHAM. Medical Officer of Health.
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