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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 1958
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1958
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
All bacteriological examinations are carried out at the Public
Health Laboratory at County Hall under it Director, Dr. A.J.H.Tomlinson.
No charge is made to the Council for these examinations and
during the year 1083 were made as follows:-
Throat/Nose Swabs
Haemolytic Streptococci found 13
Haemolytic Streptococci and Staphylococcus found 1
Haemolytic Streptococci and proteus found 1
Mixed growth of Haemolytic Streptococci and
Pyocyaneus found 1
Vincent's angina and Staphylococcus aureus found 1
Pneumococci found 1
Monilia found 1
Staphylococcus albus found 1
Staphylococcus aureus found 1
Proteus found 1
Normal throat flora found 1
Negative results 58
Gum Swabs
Negative results 1
Eve Swabs
Staphylococcus albus found 1
Boil Swabs
Staphylococcus albus found 1
Urine
Mixed growth including coliform bacilli found 1
Occasional leucocytes and heavy growth of proteus found 1
Faeces
Shigella sonnei found 170
Salmonella paratyphi B. found 1
Salmonella typhi-murium found 3
Salmonella newport found 13
Salmonella kentucky found 2
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0125 found 1
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0127 found 3
Threadworms found 1
Negative results 802
Foodstuffs
Heavy growth of Cl. welchii found 1