[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Dover Town and Port.

  • Dover (England). Town and Port Council.
Date:
1926
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    In addition, three specimens of fresh milk and six' samples of pasteurised milk were forwarded to the County Laboratory for bacteriological examination. (e) Sera and Vaccines : Arrangements as described in previous reports are still in force. The Schick test is used at the Isolation Hospital for the Nursing and Medical Staff, and those who gave positive reac- tions have been immunized. No. tested, 16 ; Schick positive, 5 ; Immunised, 4. One Nurse died from the disease. The Corporation have made arrangements to apply the test to children when their parents desire this to be done. The method is specially brought before parents where a case of diphtheria occurs in a house, and they are urged to agree to have all con- tacts tested. The co-operation of the Dover Medical Society in this new administrative procedure is much appreciated, and will be of marked benefit to the public in still further reducing the prevalence of this dangerous disease. No use has been made of the Dick test in Scarlet Fever, but the Scarlet Fever Streptococcus Antitoxin has been used in a number of cases under treatment at the Isolation Hospital. The results have been excellent, and clinical data will be given in subsequent reports when a greater number of cases have been treated in this way. E.—SANITARY ADMINISTRATION. (a) Sanitary Circumstances: (i) Water Supply : From Corporation Works, as fully de- scribed in 1925 report. Average annual delivery=468,955,ooo gallons. (ii) River and Streams: One river—the Dour—flows through the town, and receives careful attention to prevent nuisance therefrom. (iii) Drainage and Sewerage : Main sewerage system, dis- charging into sea, as described in 1925 survey report. (iv) Closet Accommodation : The Senior Sanitary Inspector reports that there are in the Borough :— Some 9,418 w.c.’s connected with the main sewers ; 4 dwelling-houses with w.c.’s connected to cesspools ; 14 dwelling-houses with pail closets. (v) Scavenging : House refuse collected thrice a week, and material conveyed to a dump outside the Borough. This ques- tion was discussed in detail in the 1925 report. (b) Sanitary Inspection of District: Mr. Pryer, the Senior Sanitary Inspector, reports as follows