Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich
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SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
99. Sanitary Staff. The Staff of the Public Health Department
is shown in detail on page 3.
100. Public Analyst. The detailed results of the various
analyses during the year are given under the section on the Sale
of Food and Drugs Acts.
101. Bacteriological Examinations. Bacteriological examinations
are carried out at the Dreadnought Hospital, Greenwich,
by Dr. Arthur Davies. Each examination costs 4/.. The number
and nature of the various examinations made during the year is
shown below:—
TABLE No. 40.
Associated disease. | Positive result | Negative result. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 90 | 659 | 749 |
Enteric Fever | 8 | 12 | 20 |
Tuberculosis | 35 | 155 | 190 |
133 | 826 | 959 |