[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Kenilworth U.D.C.

  • Kenilworth (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Kenilworth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IO 5. Summary (for reference) of Nursing Arrangements, Hospitals, and other Institutions available for the District. Professional Nursing in the Home.—None provided by the Council. Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority.— (1) Tuberculosis, None (County Council). (2) Maternity, None (County Council). (3) Children, None. (4) Fever : Heathcote Hospital, within the area of the Borough of Warwick, and under the control of the Warwick Joint Hospital Board, has continued to meet the requirements of the District satisfac- torily. The total available number of beds at this institution is 70, and scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid fever can be treated therein. 10 cases of infectious disease were admitted from the Kenilworth Urban District during the year. The Smallpox Hospital, under the control of the same Board, is situated at Fosse in the Southam Rural District. Sixteen beds are available, and the Hospital is kept in constant readiness, but no case was admitted during the year. 6. Laboratory Work. The following Table shows the extent to which the County Scheme has been utilised for bacteriological examination by Birmingham University Positive. Negative. Total. Diphtheria ... 1 O K • • • • • • 26 Enteric Fever... 1 r* • • • / • • • 8 Tuberculosis ... 3 90 • • • M- \_f • • • 23 57 7. Sanitary Administration. Adoptive Acts.—The following Acts are in force in the Urban District :•—- The Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890. The Public Health Acts Amendment Actv 1890 (Parts II., IIP, and IV.) Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1907 (Part VI.) The Private Streets Works Act, 1892. The Baths and Wash-houses Acts. * The Public Health (Water) Act, 1878. The Public Health Act, 1925,