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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
Tottenham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Record of Examinations
| Throat/Nose Swabs: Total Specimens | 180 | |
| Diphtheria Bacilli | - | |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 41 | |
| Negative | 139 | |
| Faeces: Total Specimens | 201 | |
| Shigella | 7 | |
| Salmonella | 6 | |
| Negative | 188 | |
| Sputum: Total Specimens | 7 | |
| T. B. Smear | - | |
| Other Organisms | 6 | |
| Negative | 1 | |
| Pertussis: Total Specimens | 79 | |
| Postnasal Swabs | 15 | |
| Negative | 64 | |
| Ice Cream: Total Specimens | 59 | |
| Water: Total Specimens | 9 | |
| Domestic Supplies, etc. | 3 | |
| Swimming Pools | 6 | |
| Miscellaneous Specimens | 289 | |
| Total Number of Specimens | 824 |
Old People's Welfare
The welfare of the aged is of growing concern to local
authorities. In Tottenham, to meet this need, the Council sponsored
the establishment of an Old People's Welfare Committee.
Serving on this Committee, in addition to members of the Council,
are representatives of all voluntary and religious organisations
who have some function in the welfare of the community. The Town
Clerk acts as Honorary Secretary and, in addition, the Council
have appointed a full-time Old People's Welfare Officer. The work
of the Committee is financed by donations and money raised by
various activities, such as concerts and garden parties, but the
major portion of the cost is met by a grant to the Committee by
the Tottenham Borough Council, which amounted to just over £2,000
in the year ended 31st March, 1953.