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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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The following is a summary of the work carried out during
1955, namely:-
| Throat/Nose Swabs:- Total Specimens | 84 | |
| Diphtheria Bacilli | 2 | |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 2 | |
| Vincents Angina | 2 | |
| Negative | 78 | |
| Faeces:- Total Specimens | 427 | |
| Shigella | 69 | |
| Salmonella Typhi | 10 | |
| Salmonella Typhi Murium | 14 | |
| Negative | 334 | |
| Sputum:- Total Specimens | 1 | |
| Positive | 0 | |
| Negative | 1 | |
| Pertussis:- Total Specimens | 6 | |
| Positive | 0 | |
| Negative | 6 | |
| Ice Cream:- Total Specimens | 17 | |
| Water:- Total Specimens | 10 | |
| Domestic Supplies | 1 | |
| Swimming and Paddling Pools | 3 | |
| Other | 6 | |
| Miscellaneous Specimens | 26 | |
| Total Number of Specimens | 571 | |
Care of the Aged
The welfare of the aged continues to be a matter of great
concern to the Department. A number of factors are blamed for
the unhappy conditions found all too frequently when investigating
the circumstances of old people. Apparent neglect of the old
folk by their sons or daughters is one which immediately comes to
mind though often this is unavoidable. There may be only one or
two children to share the responsibility of aged and infirm
parents; and only too often the housing circumstances of these
children with their families make it impossible to take on the
added responsibility. Difficulties, too, are not always one-