[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Richmond (Yorkshire) Borough.

Richmond (North Yorkshire, England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1935

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Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Richmond (Yorkshire) Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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. a 1000 as compared with .01 per 1000 for Scarlet Fever, and yet the latter is looked upon with much greater concern. All houses where cases of infectious disease have been notified are visited and full investigations made with a view to:— 1. Tracing the cause of infection. 2. Ascertaining if there are any contacts. Appropriate measures are always taken to prevent the spread. The premises are inspected and notices are served for defects where found. All infected bedding and clothing is removed from infected houses and disinfected by steam. The houses are disinfected by formalin and S.02. gas. Diphtheria Antitoxin is supplied free of charge by the Local Authority to the Medical Practitioners practis¬ ing in the District when required. Bacteriological examinaton of throat swabs are made for the Medical Practitioners by the Clinical Pesearch Association, London, in regard to Diphtheria. The County Council have made arrangements for the Bateriological examination of specimens of sputum in cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Influenza vaccines are provided by the County Council to the Medical Officer of Health for distribution to Prac¬ titioner's where necessary. Disinfection is also carried out following deaths from Cancer and Tuberculosis. To reduce infectious diseases the exciting cause must be dealt with, and of these overcrowding and defective houses are the chief.