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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Bacteriological Laboratory, 1930.
| 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 | 236 | 872 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 30 | 71 | 282 | 1,018 |
| Nose, Ear, Eye, etc. | ,, | 21 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 88 |
| Throat Contacts | ,, | 15 | 138 | - | 5 | 1 | 8 | - | - | 16 | 151 |
| Nose „ | ,, | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 14 |
| Hairs | Ringworm | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Urine | Various Abnormalities | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 |
| Totals | 351 | 1,280 | |||||||||
| Grand Total | 1,631 | ||||||||||
Direct Smears from swabs were examined in 5 cases (3 negative, 2 positive).
Other examinations for various purposes, 7.
29 Diphtheritic Specimens were sent to laboratories in London
for a test for virulence—21 were virulent, 8 avirulent.