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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| Number Unsatisfactory | Number Poor | Total Number Examined | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1953 | (1952) | |
| Milk— | ||||||||
| Homogenised | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Churn Pasteurised | — | — | — | — | 108 | 51 | ||
| Bottle Pasteurised | — | — | — | — | 30 | 23 | ||
| Sterilised | — | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | ||
| Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised | — | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | ||
| Jersey | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| South Devon | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Ice-Cream | 33 | — | 3 | 2 | 115 | 18 | ||
| Ingredients | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | ||
| Swabs from churns | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 117 | (359) |
| Other foods | — | 11 | — | — | 24 | 42 | ||
| Water— | ||||||||
| Taps | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| Tanks | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Swimming Baths | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
| Wells | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | ||
| Various | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 57 | (79) |
| Totals | 3,543 | (3,043) | ||||||
| For General Practitioners | For Various Clinics | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | |
| Blood Counts | 180 | 179 | 66 | 107 | 246 | 286 |
| Blood Sedimentation Rate estimations | 1 | 3 | 39 | 87 | 40 | 90 |
| Urine Examinations | 22 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 52 | 36 |
| Total | 338 | 412 | ||||
Blood Transfusion.
The Council continued to co-operate with the North London
Blood Supply Depot of the National Blood Transfusion Service, by
arranging Blood Donation Sessions at the Health Centre. Three
sessions were held during the year at which 191 donors gave blood.