[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth & Melcombe Regis Borough.

  • Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth & Melcombe Regis Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    During the day, attendants were found from the Health De¬ partment Staff, and during the night, the St. John Ambulance Brigade (Weymouth Division) provide voluntary stretcher bearers who sleep in the St. John Hall, Westwey Road, and are prepared to accompany the ambulance driver on all night calls. This work is entirely voluntary and carried out by men who are fully occupied by their normal tasks during the day, but are willing to forego their night’s rest in the interests of the sick and injured of Weymouth. I would like to take this opportunity of express¬ ing my deep appreciation to the members of the Brigade who have undertaken this work. Removals to Institutions ... ... 660 Accidents ... ... ... 72 Infectious Cases ... ... ••• 141 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 201 TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLS ... 1074 Mileage ... ... ... 7144 (2) Laboratory Facilities. Laboratory examinations are carried out by the County Pathologist, Dr. T. V. Cooper, at the County Laboratory, Dor¬ chester. No of Water Samples ... ... 40 No. of Milk Samples ... ... Jo No. of Swabs ... ... ... 250 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 222 (3) Infectious Diseases. There were no serious outbreaks of infectious disease during the year. During the Summer months there was a widespread epidemic of measles of an unusually mild type causing very few complications. Only 28 of the cases notified were admitted to the Isolation Hospital and of the 445 persons infected none died. Diphtheria Immunisation. It is gratifying to note that another year has passed without any civilian living in .Weymouth contracting diphtheria. Ministry of Health Circular 193/45 gave detailed instructions to Welfare Authorities on the methods to adopt in pursuing their efforts in immunising children. The suggestions of the Ministry have been in operation in Weymouth for the past three years with