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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 1962
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1962
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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 1211 were made as follows :—
Throat/Nose Swabs
Staphylococcus aureus found 1
Haemolytic Streptococci found 12
Monilia found 1
Coagulase Staphylococci found 1
Negative results 74
Faeces
Poliovirus type I found 11
Poliovirus type II found 2
Poliovirus type I and III found 1
Poliovirus type II and III found 1
Shigella sonnei found 99
Salmonella bredeney found 13
Salmonella typhimurium found 4
Salmonella Stanley found 4
Staphylococcus aureus found 1
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0111 found 2
Negative results 980
Ulcer Swabs
Haemolytic Streptococci found 1
Foodstuffs
Salmonella bredeney found 1
Negative results 2
The Public Health Department has an arrangement with Chelsea Doctors
whereby specimens left at the office 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.