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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
Ilford 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, 1924.
| Nature of Specimen. | Disease Suspected. | Sent by Local Medical Practitioners. | Sent by Medical Officer of Health. | Sent by School Medical Officer. | Sent from Isolation Hospital. | Totals. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | ||||
| Swabs—Throat | Diphtheria | 46 | 392 | — | 14 | 1 | 51 | 48 | 181 | 95 | 638 | ||
| „ —Nose, Ear, Eye, &c | „ | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 38 | ||
| „ —Throat Contacts | „ | — | 47 | — | 37 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 104 | ||
| „ —Nose Contacts | „ | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 10 | ||
| Hairs | Ringworm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 29 | — | — | 48 | 33 | ||
| Urine | Various abnormalities | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 36 | ||
| Smears—Vaginal | Gonorrhoea | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| „ —Conjunctival | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Blood | Pernicious Anaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fluid. | Tuberculosis | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Pleuritic Fluid | Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Totals | 106 | 864 | |||||||||||
| Grand Tota | 1,030. | ||||||||||||