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Work of the Public Health Department
Number
examined
Throat & Nose Swabs 27
Sputums 261
Per-nasal Swabs (for Whooping Cough) 165
Faeces 1,380
Various Foods 38
Water 8
Milk (Methylene Blue & Phosphatase test):
T. T. Pasteurised 54
Pasteurised 4
Sterilised 8
Ice Cream 30
Work of the Regional Hospital Board
Blood counts and similar examinations 284
Blood sedimentation tests 188
Sera collected and prepared for Kahn and similar tests 8
Urines collected and prepared for pregnancy tests 17
Bacteriological examinations of Urine 57
Sundry bacteriological examinations 3
Antibiotic sensitivity tests 32
Biochemistry:
Serum cholesterol 2
Serum uric acid 1
Domiciliary visits by technician 17
Blood Transfusion
The Council continued to co-operate with the North London Blood
Supply Centre of the National Blood Transfusion Service, by arranging
Blood Donation Sessions at the Health Centre. Three sessions were
held during the year at which 276 donors attended; 242 were bled and
34 rejected for various reasons.
International Certificates of Vaccination and Inoculation
The international form of certificate of vaccination and inoculation
approved since the war requires the signature of the medical
practitioner issuing the certificate to be authenticated by the Medical
Officer of Health. The purpose of the authentication is to provide
proof to health authorities abroad that the signature of the person