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 1962
[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 | 125 | Haemolytic streptococci | 33 |
| Monilia | 2 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | ||
| Pneumococci | 1 | ||
| Faeces | 324 | Shigella sonnei | 23 |
| Shigella flexneri 2a | 1 | ||
| Shigella flexneri type 6 | 2 | ||
| Salmonella typhimurium | 6 | ||
| Salmonella brandenburg | 1 | ||
| Salmonella mission | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Liverpool | 1 | ||
| Salmonella bovis morbificians | 1 | ||
| Salmonella bredeney | 19 | ||
| Ova of Schistosoma mansoni | 1 | ||
| Ova of Trichuris trichiura | 112 | ||
| Ova of Hookworm | 2 | ||
| Bact. coli 026 | 2 | ||
| Occult Blood | 3 | ||
| Urine | 17 | Haemolytic streptococci | 1 |
| Mouth Swab | 1 | ||
| Sputum | 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 | - | - | - | |
| 5 to 15 years | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 to 25 years | 6 | 10 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 to 45 years | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 45 to 65 years | 35 | 6 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | |
| 65 to 75 years | 6 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 75 and over | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 76 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | |