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 Finsbury Borough]
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Number examined | |
---|---|
Throat & Nose Swabs | 9 |
Sputa | 195 |
Per-nasal Swabs (for Whooping Cough) | 78 |
Faeces | 588 |
Various Foods | 98 |
Water | 5 |
Milk (Methylene Blue & Phosphatase test). T. T. Pasteurised | 16 |
Pasteurised | 52 |
Sterilised | 10 |
Ice Cream | 40 |
Haematology | ||
Blood counts differential counts, etc. | 216 | |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rates | 271 | |
Other Tests (HG. Paul Bunnell, Clotting & Bleeding times, etc.) | 377 | |
W. R. Kahm. P.P.R.. G.C. /C.F.T. | 72 | 936 |
Bacteriology | ||
Urine | 57 | |
Swabs from various sites | 37 | |
Bacteriological, various | 46 | |
Antibiotic sensitivity tests | 80 | |
Pregnancy tests | 7 | 227 |
Biochemistry | ||
Occult blood in faeces | 3 | |
Total and differential faecal fat | 1 | |
Serum amylases | 1 | |
Total and differential protein | 4 | |
Thymol turbidity | 2 | |
Zinc sulphate turbidity | 2 | |
Serum bilirubin | 2 | |
Alkaline Phosphatase | 2 | |
Serum Uric Acid | 11 | |
Blood Urea | 3 | 31 |
Domiciliary visits by technician | 31 |