[Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.
- Exeter (England). City Council.
- Date:
- 1944
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Examinations made : — For diplitheria :— {a) Primary investigations, including contacts 848 [h) Others .... 1008 For streptococci ... 30 For Enteric Fever, including Dysentery :— Widal .... 14 Blood Culture .. . ..... 7 Faeces culture 381 Urine culture .... 43 P'oR V.D. Department :— For detection of spirochetes ... 8 For detection of gonococci 688 For detection of H. Ducreyi ] For Wasserman reaction 817 Others 66 For T.B., excluding exairunations at Tuberculosis Dispensary, q.v. : — vSputum 41 Others 4 Miscellaneous Examinations :— Cerebro-spinal fluid 19 Others 24 WATER SUPPLY. Ministry of Health Circular 49/45, dat(‘d 19th March, 1945, requires the Medical Officer of Health to give certain information regarding this matter. , The City water supply is derived from the river Exe. After purification and chlorination it is distributed to the whole of the City, with the exception of certain houses mentioned in the paragraph (wells) below, from service reservoirs. The supply is constant, the quantity adequate and the standard of purity satisfactory. The Waterworks, which are under the direction of the City Engineer and Surveyor, ■were described in detail in the Annual Report for .1938. Frequent bacteriological tests are made by a qualified member of the Surveyor's staff, and](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29199220_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
