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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
The bacteriological examination of clinical material (with the
exception of sputum which is dealt with at the Chest Clinic) and
foodstuffs suspected of being the cause of food poisoning was carried
out by the Public Health Laboratory Service, County Hall, Westminster
Bridge. S.E.I. No charge is made to the Council for these examinations,
During the year 590 examinations were made as follows:—
Description
Faeces
Faeces
Throat Swabs
Foodstuffs
Disease
Dysentery or
Food Poisoning
Typhoid or Paratyphoid
Fever
Diphtheria
Food Poisoning
Number of
Specimens or
Food Samples
539
21
22
8
Positive
Results
136
Nil
Nil
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INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION
and INOCULATION.
At the request of the Ministry of Health arrangements are made
for the authentication, by the Medical Officer of Health, of certificates
of vaccination and inoculation issued by medical practitioners in the
Borough in respect of persons going abroad.
During 1957, 500 certificates were authenticated.
CANCER.
During 1957 the number of deaths of Battersea residents from
cancer was 278 (157 males, 121 females) as compared with 231 in
1956, 247 in 1955, 214 in 1954 and 242 in 1953. The death rate from
the disease per 1,000 of the population was 2.49. The deaths from
cancer constitute 22.8 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 11.