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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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A 24 hour emergency service is maintained by the Central
Laboratory at Colindale.
The following is a summary of the work carried out during
1957, at the Coppett's Wood Hospital Branch in Hornsey
Record of Examinations
| Throat/Nose Swabs - | Total | Specimens | 42 |
| Diphtheria Bacilli | 0 | ||
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 1 | ||
| Vincents Angina | 0 | ||
| Negative | 41 | ||
| Faeces:- | Total | Specimens | 241 |
| Shigella | 32 | ||
| Salmonella enterditidis | 1 | ||
| Salmonella typhi-murium | 5 | ||
| Salmonella bredeney | 1 | ||
| B. Coli | 1 | ||
| Negative | 201 | ||
| Sputum:- | Total | Specimens | 5 |
| Positive | 0 | ||
| Negative | 5 | ||
| Pertussis:- | Total | Specimens | 4 |
| Positive | 0 | ||
| Negative | 4 | ||
| Ice-Cream:- | Total | Specimens | 10 |
| Water:- | Total | Specimens | 2 |
| Swimming Pools | 1 | ||
| Paddling Pool | 1 | ||
| Miscellaneous Specimens:- | 25 | ||
| Total | Number of Specimens | 329 |