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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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B acteriological L aboratory, 1928.
| Nature of Specimen. | Disease Suspected. | Sent by Local Medical Practitioners | Sent by Medical Officer of Health. | Sent by School Medical Officer. | Sent by Isolation Hospital. | Totals. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | ||
| Swabs—Throat | Diphtheria | 177 | 792 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 36 | 56 | 195 | 244 | 1039 |
| Nose, Ear, Eye, etc. | ,, | 11 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 68 |
| Throat Contacts | ,, | 15 | 170 | — | 4 | 2 | 16 | — | 3 | 17 | 193 |
| Nose ,, | ,, | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Hairs | Ringworm | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 11 | — | — | 14 | 13 |
| Urine | Various Abnormalities.. | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| Totals | 311 | 1324 | |||||||||
| Grand Total | 1635 | ||||||||||
| Direct Smears from swabs were examined in 15 cases. | |||||||||||
| 15 Diphtheritic Specimens were sent to laboratories in London | |||||||||||
| for a test for virulence—7 were virulent, 8 avirulent. | |||||||||||
| Other examinations for various purposes, 8. | |||||||||||