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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

Croydon 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION-1965

SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION-1965

Faeces outfits1,670
Drinking Water samples365
Public Swimming Bath Water samples101
Private Swimming Bath Water samples85
Private Wells65
Milk samples256
Cream samples5
Ice Cream samples128
Sundry Food Specimens32
Blood42
Urine150
Nose and Throat Swabs26
Total2,925

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Samples of Drinking Water

Table: During the year under review the total number of examinations performed were:-

During the year under review the total number of examinations performed were:-

Bacteriological353
Chemical12

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Unsatisfactory Samples
The Health Department is warned by telephone whenever preliminary
results of bacteriological tests show presumptive coli.
The Water Engineer is immediately notified. If there is no
apparent cause, simultaneous re-sampling by the Water and Health
Departments is performed. Further action depends on the findings
of these re-tests.