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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The bacteriological examination of clinical material (with the
e xception of sputum which is dealt with at the Chest Clinic) and
foodstuffs suspected as being the cause of food poisoning was carried
out by the Public Health Laboratory Service, County Hall, Westminster
Bridge, S.E.1. No charge is made to the Council for these examinations.
During the year 435 examinations were made as follows:-
Description
Disease
Number of
Specimens or
Food Samples
Positive
Results
Faeces
70
Dysentery or
Food Poisoning
400
Throat Swabs
Diphtheria
21
Nil
Nasal Swabs
Nil
Whooping Cough
9
Foodstuffs
Food Poisoning
1
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INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION
and INOCULATION.
At the request of the Ministry of Health arrangements are made
of the authentication, by the Medical Officer of Health, of certificates
of Vaccina t ion and inoculation issued by medical practitioners in the
Borough in respect of persons going abroad.
During 1955, 232 certificates were authenticated.
CANCER.
During 1955 the number of deaths of Battersea residents from
cancer was 247 (134 males, 113 females) as compared with 214 in
1954, 242 in 1953, 239 in 1952 and 252 in 1951. The death rate
from the disease per 1,000 of the population was 2.17. The deaths
from can cer constitute 19.1 per cent. of the total Battersea deaths
during the year.

Details in age groups and the localisation of this disease will
be found on page 9.