[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Gillingham (Kent) Borough.
- Gillingham (Kent, England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1913
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Gillingham (Kent) Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Male, Ages, Female- Ages. Liver 1 61 3 61-56-61 Generative Organs 1 44 4 39—35—51—58 Stomach 5 39-49-69-50-63 2 85-87 Throat 1 49 Intestines 3 65-50-32 3 62-75-59 (Esophagus 1 49 1 31 Breast 5 44—51—40—61—i Tongue 3 59-46-56 1 82 Rectum 3 52-18-37 2 66-46 Pharynx 1 61 Larynx 2 54-51 1 67 Appendix 1 63 Thryoid Gland 1 48 Lip 1 75 Unclassified 2 62-65 1 15 Gall bladder ] 71 Mammae 1 76 Face 1 64 26 26 Total 52 ISOLATION HOSPITAL. This Hospital, which is for patients suffering from infectious diseases, viz.. Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Enteric Fever, gives the advantage of medical treatment and nursing which, in so many cases, in small and inadequate houses for isolation, cannot be properly carried out ; while there is such intimate connection with the School Medical Service and Health Department, the great value of prompt isolation is most apparent, because as soon as a case is notified and removal requested, immediate supervision takes place in regard to the children and those who have been in contact; the Hospital Nurse, who has charge of the removal, obtains all facts that are necessary, in reference to history of case, previous illness, etc. ; the Sanitary Inspector then takes the house in hand, disinfects, gives all necessary instructions, tests drains, ascertains source of milk supply, school attended by the children in house and endeavours to trace source of infection, after which school teachers receive immediate notice, and notice also sent on to parents giving them full information as to length of quarantine, and also not to send them back to school without appearing at office to receive a clearance note. During the year there were admitted into the Hospital for](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29255296_0026.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
