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 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 | — | — | — |