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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
Heston and Isleworth 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Preparation of Materials—
| Total. | |
|---|---|
| Tubes of Serum | 1980 |
| Throat Swab Outfits | 940 |
| Sputum Outfits | 130 |
| Typhoid Outfits | 0 |
The bacteriological work of the Staines Joint Isolation Hospital
continues to be done in the Council Laboratory.
We also continue to supply the Mogden Isolation Hospital
with Diphtheria Culture Tubes.
The Virulency and Widal Tests were carried out for us by Dr
Harold Spitta at St. George's Hospital.