Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough.
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The following table gives particulars of the bacteriological examinations carried out during the year:—
Suspected disease. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 284 | 2,191 | 2,475 |
Enteric fever | - | 10 | 10 |
Total | 284 | 2,201 | 2,485 |
The cost of these examinations, which in 1929 amounted to
£320 11s. 4d., is borne by the Council.