London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Specimens Submitted to the Public Health Laboratory
| Nature of Specimen | Number Examined | Positive Findings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal and Throat Swabs | 73 | Haemolytic streptococci | 8 |
| Heavy growth of Coliforms | 2 | ||
| Coliforms and Monilia | 1 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | ||
| Yeasts | 1 | ||
| Faeces | 421 | Shigella sonnei | 48 |
| Shigella flexni | 3 | ||
| Salmonella typhimurium | 7 | ||
| Salmonella saint paul | 3 | ||
| Clostridium Welchii | 4 | ||
| Bact. coli 026 | 1 | ||
| Giardia lamblia | 2 | ||
| Rectal Swabs | 4 | Bact. coli 0111 | 1 |
| Vaginal Swab | 2 | ||
| Urine | 1 | Leucocytes | 1 |
| Sputum | 1 | Pneumococci | 1 |
Tuberculosis
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 5 years | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 to 15 years | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 to 25 years | 9 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 to 45 years | 40 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | •- | - | - |
| 45 to 65 years | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
| 65 to 75 years | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 75 and over | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 96 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Source of Information | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Primary notifications | 72 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| Transfers from other areas | 19 | 13 | — | — |
| Non-notified deaths | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Posthumous notifications | 2 | — | — | — |