[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley UDC 1914].

  • Wembley (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1915
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley UDC 1914]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    away than to open the Alperton ward and obtain a nurse to take charge of them. I should like to take this opportunity of expressing thanks to Dr. Stewart, Super intendent of the Willesden Isolation Hospital, and Dr. Thomas, Medical Officer of Health of Acton, for their courtesy in accommodating so many of our infectious cases, and often at very short notice. The new Diphtheria Ward is completed, and will be of great value, but owing to the reason stated above, it has not yet been used. Laundry Buildings have also been constructed, consisting of a wash-house and iron¬ ing room, in connection with the Isolation Hosiptal. TUBERCULOSIS. There has been a noteworthy diminution in the number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified during the year. The disease—formerly responsible for so large a percentage of deaths—is gradually being stamped out by the active measures which are being taken by the Sanitary Authorities of the country. The Tuberculosis Dispensary in Welldon Crescent, Harrow, .has been open over a year, and, with Dr. Munro in charge, has proved a great boon to the District by allowing closer observation to be kept upon doubtful cases; earlier diagnosis to be made, and sanatorium treatment to be procured for all suitable cases, with the least possible loss of time. SMALL-POX. With a European war in progress, the likelihood of admission of small-pox infection into the country is increased. The importance of being prepared for such a serious matter as an epidemic of small-pox cannot be exaggerated, and it is, therefore, gratifying to know that, as a result of your having joined with the Middlesex