London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bermondsey 1950
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1950
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BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY.
| Examined for | Total Examinations | Results of Examination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||
| 1949 | 1950 | 1949 | 1950 | 1949 | 1950 | |
| Diphtheria (specimens taken by Medical Officer of Health | 180 | – | 5 | – | 175 | – |
| Ditto (taken by general practitioners) | 755 | 157 | 26 | – | 729 | 157 |
| Diphtheria (total specimens taken) | 935 | 157 | 31 | – | 904 | 157 |
| Phthisis | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 2 |
| Various | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| Total specimens taken | 940 | 162 | 31 | – | 909 | 162 |
FOOD poisoning.
Five cases of food poisoning were notified to me during the
year under The Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Section 17. None of
these cases could be classified as an "outbreak," and there were
no deaths.