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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
Hammersmith 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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to consist of the purgative phenolphthalein in a chocolate
basis. A phial of yeast tablets was proved by analysis to
be free from the dangerous drug amidopyrine which has,
in the past, been discovered in such preparations.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Infectious Diseases.—There were, omitting tuberculosis,
747 cases reported as due to notifiable infectious
diseases in the Borough, against 658 in the previous year.
There were also reported 748 cases of infectious diseases
that were not notifiable, against 1,899 in the previous year;
81 of these were Measles, 314 Whooping Cough and 353
Chickenpox.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified was 174
against 196 in the previous year.
| The following bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Council:— | ||
| Material from oases of suspected Diphtheria— | ||
| Positive results | 57 | |
| Negative results | 902 | |
| Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis | ||
| Tubercle bacillus found | 65 | |
| Tubercle bacillus not found | 476 | |
| Blood from cases of suspected Fever— | ||
| Widal or Typhoid reaction obtained | - | |
| Wi,dal or Typhoid reaction not obtained | 1 | |
| Fæces | 6 | |
| Grand Total | 1,507 | |