Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Swabs for Haemolytic streptococci | - | - | - | 19 |
Sputa for Tubercle bacilli | - | 2 | 15 | 116 |
Pus for Tubercle bacilli | - | - | - | 1 |
Total | 2,225 | (1939, | 3r507) |
The decrease in the work carried out at
the laboratory was due to the continued small number
of patients treated at the Isolation Hospital.
Specimens sent to Clinical Research Association;
Faeces for Typhoid | Negative 10 |
Positive 1 | |
Blood 11 " " | Negative 9 |
Positive 4 | |
Cerebro-spinal fluid | " 1 |
Specimens sent to laboratory at the Prince of Wales's Hospital.
Cerebro-spinal fluid | Negative 2 |
Positive 4 | |
Swabs for meningococci | Negative 43 |
Positive 6 | |
(17 negative & 6 positive were military contacts) | |
Swab from eye for gonococci Faeces for Typhoid | Negative 1 |
2 | |
Blood | Positive 1 |
Negative 4 | |
" " blood count | 1 |
Pleural fluid | 1 |
Pus for staphylococcus aureus | Positive 1 |
" " tubercle bacilli | Negative 1 |
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