[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough.

  • Prestwich (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No actio'* has been necessary during the year in respect of non-notification of Tuberculosis, or under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculo'sis) Regulations, 1925, and Public Health Act, 1936, wSection 172. 5.— Scabies. 18 cases an increase of 7 from 1945 were reported to the Department the majority of notifications received being from the Manchester Public Health Department in respect of Prestwich residents attending their Hospitals for treatment. Compulsory notification is not required in this area. There is no change in facilities and procedure as detailed in previous reports 6—Venereal Diseases. No cases have been notified at the Health Department, and it would appear very few cases occur in this area. Posters and Notices with warnings and advice are exhibited over the district and are renewed when necessary. Facilities for treatment are available at the Salford Municipal and Lancashire County Council Clinics. 7.—Pathological and Bacteriological Examination. Number of specimens examined in 1946 for diagnosis of Infectious Disease by the Public Health Laboratories of Manchester and Salford were as follows : — Diphtheria—Throat or Nose Swabs . ... ... 90 Virulence Tests. Nil. Scarlet Fever—Swabs. Nil. Tuberculosis—Sputum . 22 Dysentery—Faeces ... ... .. Nil.