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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 1963
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1963
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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 1267 were made as follows
Throat/Nose Swabs
Staphylococcus aureus found 1
Haemolytic Streptococci found 33
Monilia found 2
Negative results 93
Faeces
Shigella sonnei found 38
Shigella flexner found 1
Salmonella typhimurium found 3
Salmonella saint paul found 1
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0111 found 11
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0119 found2
Negative results 1080
Foodstuffs
Negative results 2
The Public Health Department has an arrangement with Chelsea Doctors
whereby specimens left at the office by 3.0 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, and
11.0 a.m. on Saturdays are delivered by hand to the Laboratories the same
day. This service is used extensively.