London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Enfield 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS

Table: Table 8Prevalence and Control of Infectious DiseasePublic HealthLaboratory Service Environmental Specimens

Table 8

Prevalence and Control of Infectious Disease

Public HealthLaboratory Service Environmental Specimens

Type of SpecimenNumber submitted by Local AuthorityFindingsNumber of Positives
Mjlk Pasteurised113Failed Methylene Blue Test6(5½%)
Failed Phosphatase TestNil
Sterilised47Failed Turbidity Test1(2%)
Ultra Heat
Treated12Failed Colony Count TestNil
Water57Faecal Coli FoundNil
Food8Pathogenic Organisms FoundNil
Ice Cream30Failed Methylene Blue Test8 (27%)