[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Grays Thurrock U.D.C.

  • Grays Thurrock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1934
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    the Welfare Centre, in accordance with the terms laid down by the Ministry of Health. The support given to the Clinic by the local medical practitioners and patients alike demonstrates that its usefulness is beyond dispute. Infectious Diseases increased from 113 cases to 138? of which 5 were wrongly diagnosed, thus making a nett total of 133. Both Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria were fairly wide-spread throughout England during 1934, so that no special significance can be attached to the local figures. The Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic has proved highly successful, and a long waiting list has been maintained. Full details of the work appear in the appropriate section of this Keport. On various occasions in the past I have complained about the unsuitable conditions under which the Depart- ment’s work was performed at Quarry Hill. The gross overcrowding and utter lack of privacy, the shabby entrance and staircase, and the lack of storage room for confidential records were familiar, no doubt, to many members of the Council. Circumstances beyond our control necessitated our transfer to other premises in September, 1934, and the change has brought about a vast improvement in working conditions. By com- parison with our late quarters at Quarry Hill, Glasson House is excellent. It is my pleasure once more to thank the members of the Council for the interest they have displayed in Public Health matters, and my colleagues in other Departments for their co-operation. The local medical practitioners have rendered valuable help on many occasions, and I wish to say how much I appreciate their efforts. I wish also to thank all those bodies and persons who have supplied details for inclusion in this Beport. I am Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, W. T. G. BOXJL, M.D., Ch.B., d.p.h., Medical Officer of Health.