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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 16
| Type of property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local authority | Dwelling houses (including council houses) | All other (including business premises) | Total | Agricultural | |
| Number of properties in borough | 138 | 63,015 | 9,613 | 72,766 | - |
| Number of properties inspected as a result of:— | - | ||||
| (a) notification | 10 | 1,265 | 152 | 1,427 | - |
| (b) survey | 2 | 1,433 | 19 | 1,454 | — |
| (c) otherwise . | — | 48 | 1 | 49 | — |
| Total inspections (including reinspections) | 12 | 2,928 | 172 | 3,112 | - |
| Number of properties inspected which were found to be infested by : | |||||
| — | — | — | -- | - | |
| — minor | 6 | 934 | 108 | 1,048 | - |
| (b) Mice—major | — | — | — | - | - |
| — minor | 4 | 225 | 26 | 255 | - |
| Number of infested properties treated | 9 | 1,152 | 129 | 1,290 | - |
| Total treatments (including retreatments) | 31 | 2,179 | 279 | 2,489 | - |
Number of "block" control schemes carried out Nil
Laboratory facilities
The following summary relates to the work carried out by the public
health laboratory on behalf of the Council during 1958 :—
Table 17
| Specimens | Number | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Faeces | 747 | Negative |
| 138 | Shigella sonnei | |
| 18 | Salmonella typhimurium | |
| 19 | Salmonella paratyphi B | |
| 1 | Staphylococcus aureus | |
| 1 | Bact. coli. type 0 26 | |
| 1 | „ 0 126 | |
| 19 | „ „ „ 0 127 | |
| 1 | „ „ 0119 | |
| 1 | Esch. coli. type 0 78 | |
| Urine | 53 | Routine |
| Swabs, from nose, throat etc. | 142 | C. diphtheriae was not isolated from any of these specimens. |
| membrane from tonsil | 1 | |
| Sputum, for organisms | 31 | |
| for tubercle bacilli | Negative | |
| „ „ | 1 | Positive |
| for malignant cells | 1 | Negative |
| Foodstuffs | 11 | |
| Water | 2 | |
| Blood films, for malarial parasites | 1 |