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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
Chelsea 1954
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1954
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
All bacteriological examinations are carried out at the Public
Health Laboratory at County Hall under its Director, Dr. A.J.H. Tomlinson.
No charge is made to the Council for these examinations and during the year 385 were made as follows:- Throat/Nose Swabs
| Throat/Nose Swabs | |
| Diphtheria Bacilli found | Nil |
| Friedlander's Bacilli and Strep. viridans found | 1 |
| Haemolytic Streptococci found | 13 |
| Coagulase positive Staphylococcus found | 1 |
| Monilia found | 2 |
| Vincent's angina found | Nil |
| Negative results | 48 |
| Eye Swabs | |
| Haemolytic Streptococci and Coagulase positive Staphylococcus found | 1 |
| Negative results | Nil |
| Faeces | |
| Shigella sonnei found | 22 |
| Salmonella typhi-murium found | 8 |
| Clostridium welchii found | 6 |
| Negative results | 277 |
| Foodstuffs | |
| Scanty gram positive cocci found | 1 |
| Faecal coli found | 1 |
| Negative results | 4 |
The Public Health Department has an arrangement with Chelsea
doctors whereby specimens left at the offices by 3 p.m. Mondays to
Fridays, and 11 a.m. on Saturdays are delivered by hand to the
Laboratories the same day. This service is used extensively.