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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
Bethnal Green 1913
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1913 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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| Arrangements made for examination of | Yes or No. | At what Institution or Laboratory. | Charge per examination. | N umber of specimens examined during 1913. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a)to the Council if the exam-nation is made in a Laboratory not staffed by the Co???s own officers. | (b) to the Practitioner if any charge is made. | ||||
| 9. Examinationof Milk for | |||||
| (a) micro - organisms other than tubercle bacilli | Yes | ClinicalResearch Association | Various | — | None |
| (b) dirt | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10. Material in connection with food poisoning | No | — | — | — | — |
| 11. Pus, &c., for Gono-cocci | Yes | — | — | — | None |
| 12. Hair, etc., for ring-worm, favus, &c. | No | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Examination for pathogenic organisms of | |||||
| (a) fæces | – | – | – | – | |
| Yes | Lister Institute | – | – | ||
| No | None | — | — | — | |
| 15. Pleuritic and ascitic fluids | No | Do. | — | — | — |
| 16. Morbid tissues for malignant disease, etc. | No | Do. | — | — | — |
| 17. Other materials | No | Do. | — | — | — |
| 18. Microscopical and chemical examina-tion of urine | No | Do. | —_ | — | — |
| 19. Chemical examination of calculi, & c. | No | Do, | — | — | — |
| 20. Chemical examination of test meals | No | Do. | — | — | — |
| 21. Any other examina-tions | Yes | Clinical Rosearch Association Tuberculous Meat | 7/6 | — | — |