[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Brackley R.D.C.

  • Brackley (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Brackley R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    29. Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis — — — JO- Other Maternal Causes — — — Jl- Premature Birth I 4 32. Congenital Malformation : Birth Injury : Infantile Disorders ... I 2 3 33- Suicide — — 34- Road Traffic Accidents I I 2 35- Other Violent Causes I I 2 36. All Other Causes ... 7 9 16 69 65 134 General Provision of Health Services. (a) LABORATORY FACILITIES. The Emergency Public Health Laboratory Service, the School of Pathology, South Parks Road, Oxford, examine all swabs sub- mitted by General Practitioners in the area and have also undertaken the bacteriological analysis of water samples and other specimens submitted from this district. Samples of milk are taken by the Sanitary Inspectors and are examined in the laboratory section of the County Health Depart- ment. (b) AMBULANCE FACILITIES. Unchanged from 1940 Report. (c) NURSING IN THE HOME. Unchanged from 1940 Report. (d) CLINIC AND TREATMENT CENTRES. Infant Welfare—Brackley. ] Organised by Orthopaedic Clinic. | County Council. Vision Clinic. / Infectious Diseases. During the year there were 213 cases of infectious diseases (other than Tuberculosis) notified. The following table sets forth the nature of the various diseases and shows the distribution of the cases throughout the parishes in the district.