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 | 123 | Haemolytic streptococci | 25 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 2 | ||
Monilia and B. coli | 1 | ||
Monilia | 1 | ||
Faeces | 593 | Shigella sonnei | 44 |
Shigella flexneri 2a | 4 | ||
Shigella flexneri 2 | 1 | ||
Salmonella typhimurium | 6 | ||
Ova of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura | 1 | ||
Bact. coli 026 | 2 | ||
Bact. coli 0128 | 1 | ||
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0111 | 1 | ||
Salmonella brandenburg | 1 | ||
Cl. Welchi | 11 | ||
Urine | 40 | Monilia | 1 |
Swab from gums | 2 | ||
Oral swab | 3 | Monilia | 1 |
Swab of mouth ulcer | 1 | ||
Rectal swab | 4 | Shigella sonnei | 1 |
Sputum | 1 | Organisms of coliform group | 1 |
Tuberculosis
Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Under 5 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 to 15 years | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15 to 25 years | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
25 to 45 years | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
45 to 65 years | 27 | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
65 to 75 years | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
75 and over | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Age not known | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
56 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - |