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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1947
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending 31st December, 1947
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LABORATORY SERVICES
Pathological specimens are forwarded for examination to the Central
Public Health Laboratory at Hendon which was established by the
Medical Research Council on behalf of the Ministry of Health.
The assistance of the technical staff attached to the Laboratory is
also available in connection with outbreaks of infectious diseases at Day
Nurseries and Schools and this assistance is of extreme value in
controlling the spread of infection.
Details of specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory are as follows:—
| Throat and Nose Swabs Diphtheria bacilli | 5 | |
| Haemolytic streptococci | 262 | |
| Vincents angina | 11 | |
| Negative | 610 | |
| 886 | ||
| Faeces Shigella | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | |
| Protoza | — | |
| Negative | 34 | |
| 35 | ||
| Sputum | ||
| Tuberculosis smear | 10 | |
| Other organisms | 25 | |
| Negative | 81 | |
| 116 | ||
| Pertussis | ||
| Cough plates | — | |
| Postnasal swabs | — | |
| Negative | 53 | |
| 53 | ||
| Milk | ||
| Pasteurized | 3 | |
| Water | — | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 55 | |
| 55 | ||
| 1,148 |