[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Maidstone (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Analysis of Deaths of Notifiable Diseases under Age Groups. Disease. Un¬ der 1 1 o 3 4 5 10-15 15-20 20 -35 35-45 45- Of- 05 and over Tut.nl. Scarlet Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... Diphtheria . 1 1 i ... ... 3 Puerperal Fever ... ... ... Puerperal Pyrexia Pneumonia . 1 6 i 1 9 i 1 9 3 ii 9 41 Erysipelas . i i *■> Dysentery . ... ... Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis ... ... Totals. ■4 0 1 9 3 9 1 9 3 12 10 1# LABORATORY WORK. Bacterial aids to diagnosis have been utilised to an increasing- extent year by year. The County Laboratory is of great value to not only the Public Healtli Department of the Borough, but also to the private medical practitioner as is evidenced by the number of specimens examined as set forth in the subjoined table :— Disease for which examination was made. Results. Positive. | Negative. Total. Diphtheria . 108 1172 1280 Enteric Fever . 1 29 30 Pulmonary Tuberculosis. 16 150 196 Various. 16 17 33 171 1868 1539 A supply of Diphtheria Antitoxin is available for use by medical practitioners, and can be obtained free of charge from the Police Station or from the Sanatorium, Kant Lane, or Health Department, Tonbridge Road, either by night or day.