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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
Fulham 1903
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1903
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PUBLIC MORTUARY. 191 bodies were removed to the Mortuary during the year and were admitted as follows:—
| At the request, of the Coroner | 175 |
| Brought in by the Police | 15 |
| At the request of the Medical Officer of Health | 1 |
| 191 |
Inquests were held on 189 and post-mortem examinations
were made in 95 of the above cases.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Increasing use continues to be made by medical practitioners
of the facilities afforded by the Council for the
bacteriological examination of suspected material as an aid in
diagnosis, and 433 specimens were examined compared with
102, 164, 259, 342, and 408 in the 5 preceeding years, the
following being the particulars.
Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria.
Number of Specimens.
Klebs Loftier or true Diphtheria bacillus
isolated 38
Pseudo Diphtheria bacillus of Hoffman
isolated 20
Negative result 176
Doubtful 2
236
Examinations of blood from cases of suspected
Enteric Fever.
Widal or Typhoid reaction obtained 17
,, ,, ,, not obtained 35
52
Examinations of sputa from cases of suspected
Tuberculosis.
Tubercle bacillus found 48
,, ,, not found 97
145
433