London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Number of Gate cases swabbed:— | Positive Results. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Faucial | 59 | 5 | |
| Nasal | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 82 | 8 | |
| Number of swabs examined for the Invalid Children's Aid Association | |||
| Faucial | 136 | 3 | |
| Nasal | 136 | 8 | |
| Total | 272 | 11 | |
| Number of swabs examined for the Invalid and Crippled Children's | |||
| Society | |||
| Faucial | 17 | 1 | |
| Nasal | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 32 | 3 | |
| Widal Tests | 7 | 0 | |
| Total number of examinations: | 2072 | 203 | |
| Disinfecting Station. | |||
| Number of articles removed from infected homes for disinfection | 18987 | ||
| Number of Hospital articles disinfected | 7859 | ||
| Number of articles from other Institutions for disinfection | 50 | ||
| Total | 26896 | ||