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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
Edmonton 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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LABORATORY SERVICE.
On the 1st October, 1948 the Council's Laboratory was taken over by
Medical Research Council, and now operates as a branch laboratory for
the Public Health Laboratory Service, Colindale, to serve Edmonton,
Enfield, Friern Barnet, Southgate and Tottenham.
The following specimens submitted from the Edmonton area were examined by the Medical Research Council Laboratory (Edmonton), during the year, as follows:—
| Nature of Examination. | Positive. | Negative. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Counts | — | — | 75 |
| Blood—Haemoglobin Estimation | — | — | 67 |
| Blood—Kahn Reation | — | — | 419 |
| Blood—Rhesus Factor | — | — | 485 |
| Blood—Grouping | — | — | 484 |
| Blood—Sedimentation rate | — | — | 35 |
| Blood—Wassermann Reaction | — | 1 | 1 |
| Breast Milk for Fat Content | — | _ | 1 |
| Discharge from Boil | — | — | 2 |
| Dust from Schoolroom floor | — | — | 2 |
| Ear Swabs | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Eye swabs for organisms | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Faeces for the presence of organisms | 12 | 75 | 87 |
| Hairs from scalp for presence of Ringworm | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Per-nasal swabs for H.Pertussis | — | 2 | 2 |
| Piece of Toenail | — | — | 1 |
| Swabs for presence of C. Diphtheriæ:— | |||
| (a) From Suspect cases | — | 545 | 545 |
| (b) From Contacts | — | 329 | 329 |
| (c) From Carriers and old cases, etc. | — | 14 | 14 |
| Swabs for presence of Haemolytic Streptococci | 104 | 645 | 749 |
| Swabs for presence of Vincent's Angina | 20 | 175 | 195 |
| Swab from Ulcer | — | — | 1 |
| Swab from Mouth Ulcer | — | 2 | 2 |
| Sludge from water tank (Town Hall Baths) | — | — | 1 |
| Urines | — | — | 452 |
| Vaginal Swabs for presence of organisms | 3 | 50 | 53 |
| Total Number of Examinations | 4,023 | ||