London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finsbury 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| Number unsatisfactory | Number poor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk—Pasteurised | 1 | 2 | 305 |
| Heat Treated | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Sterilised | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Ice Cream | 9 | 13 | 95 |
| 494 | |||
| Other foods | 34 | ||
| Water—Wells | 9 | ||
| Tanks | 4 | ||
| Swimming Bath | 5 | ||
| Various | 46 | ||
| 98 | |||
| Total | 1,428 | ||
| Blood Counts | 39 | 61 | 100 |
| Blood Sedimentation Rate estimations | - | 18 | 18 |
| Urine examinations | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Various | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Total | 173 | ||
Blood Transfusion.
The Council continued to co-operate with the North London
Blood Supply Deport of the National Blood Transfusion Service,
by arranging Blood Donation Sessions at the Health Centre. Two
sessions were held during the year.
Health Education.
This was continued during the year by the exhibition of Public
Posters and by the distribution of literature from suitable centres.
It may also be said that the character of the Health Centre
building which houses the Public Health Department was designed
to inspire the conception of Health among the many members of the
Public who use it for one purpose or another.