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 1961
[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 | 200 | Haemolytic streptococci | 36 |
| Monilia | 3 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | ||
| Vincents organisms | 1 | ||
| Faeces | 296 | Shigella sonnei | 15 |
| Salmonella typhimurium | 25 | ||
| Bact. coli 0111 | 1 | ||
| Bact. coli 026 | 1 | ||
| Occult blood: Benzidine test Positive | 1 | ||
| Clostridium Welchii | 2 | ||
| Ova of hookworm, Trichuris trichiura & Ascars lumbricoides | 1 | ||
| Vomit | 1 | ||
| Swab from gums | 1 | ||
| Aural swabs | 2 | Diphtheroids & micrococci | 1 |
| Skin swabs | 3 |
Tuberculosis
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | NonPulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 5 years | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 15 years | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 25 years | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 to 45 years | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 to 65 years | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 65 to 75 years | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 75 and over | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 74 | 33 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | |