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Hammersmith 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1926
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FOOD POISONING.
No case of food poisoning was brought to my notice during
the year under review.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Infectious Diseases.—There were, omitting tuberculosis,
716 cases reported as due to notifiable infectious diseases in
the Borough, against 745 in the previous year. The number
of cases of Tuberculosis notified was 278 against 265 in the
previous year. There were also reported 1,150 cases of
infectious diseases that were not notifiable, against 1,633 in
the previous year; 712 of these were Measles, 148 Whooping
Cough, and 290 Chicken Pox.
BACTERIOLOGY.
The Bacteriological work is carried out by Dr. Ehvorthy
at the West London Hospital, and I append figures with
regard thereto.
Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis is examined in
the majority of cases by the Tuberculosis Officer, but in a
few instances Dr. Elworthy cai ries out the examination.
The following bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Council:—
| Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria— | ||
| True Diphtheria bacillus isolated | 104 | |
| Negative results | 538 | |
| 642 | ||
| Blood from cases of suspected Fever— | ||
| Widal or Typhoid reaction obtained | 4 | |
| Widal or Typhoid reaction not obtained | 2 | |
| 6 | ||
| Stools and Urine from cases of suspected Fever— | ||
| Para Typhoid B. Positive | 0 | |
| Para Typhoid B. Negative | 1 | |
| 1 | ||
| Sputa from cases of Suspected Tuberculosis— | ||
| Tubercle bacillus found | 130 | |
| Tubercle bacillus not found | 488 | |
| 618 | ||
| Examination of Feathers for Anthrax— | ||
| Positive | 0 | |
| Negative | 1 | |
| 1 | ||
| Total examinations | 1,268 | |