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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
Islington 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Bacteriological Examinations
All specimens for bacteriological examination dealt with through the Department are submitted to the Public Health Laboratory Service, County Hall, S.E.1.
| Examinations carried out | |
|---|---|
| Total | |
| Swabs (Diphtheria) | 315 |
| Sputum (Tuberculosis) | 16 |
| Faeces (Enteric Fever) | 132 |
| Blood (Enteric Fever) | – |
| Faeces (Food Poisoning) | 436 |
| Food (Food poisoning) | 17 |
| Faeces (Dysentery) | 5,196 |
| Faeces (Poliomyelitis) | 116 |
| Swabs (Streptococci) | 47 |
| Swabs (Pertussis) | – |
| Swabs (Influenza) | – |
| Smears (Variola) | 1 |
| Scrapings (Variola) | – |
| Other Specimens | 45 |
| TOTAL | 6,321 |
(I am indebted to Dr. Wilfrid G. Harding, Divisional Medical Officer, London County
Council, for the 1960 figures in connection with vaccination, diphtheria and whooping cough
inoculations, and chest clinics).