[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health and Port Medical Officer of Health, Great Yarmouth Borough.

  • Great Yarmouth (England). Borough Council. nb2008007343.
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health and Port Medical Officer of Health, Great Yarmouth Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    17/90 (page 15)
    4. NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE None of the Health Services are administered in co- operation \vith this Service ; although there is, of course, co-operation between the respective officials as occasion requires. 5. POOR LAW MEDICAL OUT RELIEF. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) North District Population (1921 Census) South District ,, ,, Gorleston ,, ,, Cobholm and Southtown ,, ,, Dunham Vauxhall ., ,, 24,176 i5'548 x 3-165 7,226 585 60,700 District Medical Officers : — (I) E, Connell, (2) J. M. Smellie, (3) A. S. K. Anderson, (4) E. Connell, (5) H. Potts. No changes were introduced on the transfer of this Service to the Local Authority. 6. LABORATORY FACILITIES. One thousand, three hundred and fifty-seven bacterio- logical examinations were carried out in the Corporation Laboratory in 1 930, the results being as follows: — In cases of Diphtheria. In contacts of Diphtheria Patients. In cases for discharge. For Suspects. Total. Positive 16 Pos. I Pos. 30 Pos. 36 Negative 36 Neg. 108 Neg. 279 Neg. 588 Total 52 Tot. 109 Tot. 309 Tot. 624 Urine. Specimens of Sputum. Hairs for Ringworm. T.B. not present 2 T.B. present 63 POS. 2 T.B. not present 195 Neg. 1 Total 2 00 C4 3 x-357 The Public Analyst carries out the examinations of water, milk and foodstuffs (see pages 40, 61—63.