[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Preston (Union) R.D.C.

  • Preston (Lancashire, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Preston (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Record cuid character of the exarnincitiom carried out in 19S8 for the Rural District Council at the Pathological Lahoratory of the Preston Royal Infirmary :— Blood—Agglutination ... , . 9 Culture ... 2 Faeces—? Pathogenic organisms ... 80 Milk—B. Coli contents ■ 46 ? B. Tuberculosis 46 Pus—? Gonococci 2 Add culture 1 Sputum—? B. Tuberculosis 14 Swabs—? B. Diphtheria 71 ? Haemolytic streptococci ... 18 ? Vincent’s Angina 7 Urine—? Pathogenic organisms 2 Water—Bacteriological 5 Total ... ... 303 For water analysis the County Council’s Laboratory, now transferred from Liverpool to the County Offices, Preston, is available. Particulars of these and other water analyses are given under the heading of water supplies. A))ihulance Services.—Ambulance services are available for the rural district. For the greater part of the area the Preston Corporation’s ambulance facilities, are, by arrange¬ ment, available, whilst for the outlying townships such as Ribchester, Dutton, etc., the Blackburn Corporation service can be called upon. For infectious diseases the necessary transport is provided by the Plospitals. In December, the Council considered the question of the provision of an Ambulance to serve the Rural area, but it was decided that the matter be deferred and that enquiries be made as to whether the Preston Corporation and the Royal Infirmary would be prepared to give an efficient and complete ambulance service throughout the whole of the Preston Rural District, covering medical, surgical and accident stretcher cases, and, if so, upon what terms.