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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 1964

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1964

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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
All bacteriological examinations were carried out at the Public
Health Laboratory at County Hall under its Director, Dr. A.J.H.
Tomlinson.

Table: No charge was made to the Council for these examinations and during the year 955 were made as follows Throat/Nose Swabs

No charge was made to the Council for these examinations and during the year 955 were made as follows Throat/Nose Swabs

Staphylococcus aureus found2
Haemolytic Streptococci found26
Proteus found1
Negative results97
Faeces
Salmonella typhi found2
Salmonella typhimurium found2
Shigella sonnei found27
Pathogenic Bact. coli 055 found1
Pathogenic Bact. coli 026 found2
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0111 found1
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0119 found2
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0128 found1
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0127 found4
Negative results787

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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 was used extensively.