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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
Marylebone 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The number of specimens examined bacteriologically, by Dr. Foulerton, and the diseases in relation to which the examinations were made, are shown in the following table.
| 1918. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | Total. | |
| Typhoid Fever | 5 | 24 | 29 |
| Diphtheria | 58 | 151 | 201) |
| Phthisis | 83 | 211 | 294 |
| Wassermann Reaction | — | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 146 | 388 | 534 |
ANALYSIS AND EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
The following summary contains all the necessary information with regard to
the work done under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts in respect of the protection
of the food supply. Proceedings on account of food adulteration were taken in
10 cases.
Warranty was pleaded in 2 cases and the summons dismissed. In the
remaining 8, fines and costs to the amount of £ 75 3s. Od. were imposed.
A complete list is as follows:
LIST OF SAMPLES TAKEN DURING THE YEAR 1918.
| Article. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 328 | 11 | 399 |
| Butter | 69 | — | 69 |
| Tea | 1 | — | 1 |
| Coffee | 22 | — | 22 |
| Condensed Milk | 1 | — | 1 |
| Margarine | 24 | — | 24 |
| Plum Jam | — | 1 | 1 |
| Infants' Food | 1 | — | 1 |
| Boric Ointment | 2 | — | 2 |
| Haricot Beans | 1 | — | 1 |
| Grey Powder | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tabloids | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cocoa | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 452 | 12 | 464 |