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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
Southgate 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Work carried out at the Council's laboratory during 1937:—
| Hospital. | Borough. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | Positive. | Negative. | |
| Swabs for Diphtheria Bacilli | 710 | 3,207 | 20 | 397 |
| Swabs for Haemolytic Streptococci | - | - | - | 5 |
| Sputa for Tubercle Bacilli | 1 | 2 | 10 | 148 |
| Faeces for Tubercle Bacilli | - | 1 | - | |
| Breast Milk | — | — | — | 2 |
| Total 4,503 (Total, 1936—4,047). | ||||
Specimens sent to Clinical Research Association during 1937:—
| Positive. | Negative. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swabs for Diphtheria Bacilli | — | 1 | 1 |
| Swabs for Meningococci | — | 2 | 2 |
| Swabs for Haemolytic Streptococci | - | 4 | 4 |
| Blood for Widal Test (Typhoid) | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Faeces | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| Rectal Swabs | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Pus | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fluid | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 52 | 62 |
Specimens sent to laboratory at the Prince of Wales's Hospital during 1937:—
| Positive. | Negative. | |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria swabs for virulence test | 16 | 9 |
| Failing to incubate Diphtheria Bacilli | — | 9 |
| Rectal Swabs | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | 26 | |
| Total | 45 | |
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
The work carried out at the laboratory in connection with the
examination of milk samples has followed along the lines of pre-
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