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 Willesden]
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Other Diseases.
Six patients suffering from diseases not as a rule treated in
this Hospital were admitted for special reasons. They were :
Measles, 4; German Measles, 1; Erysipelas, 1.
Table No. 56.
Return showing the number of bacteriological examinations conducted in the Hospital laboratory during the year 1916.
Nature of Specimens examined. | Positive Result. | Negative Result. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
1. Throat and Nose Swabs for Diphtheria Bacilli etc. | 129 | 562 | 691 |
2. Sputum for Tubercle Bacilli | 37 | 163 | 200 |
3. Blood for Widal Test | — | 9 | 9 |
4. Other Diseases | 6 | — | 6 |
Total | 172 | 734 | 906 |