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 1963
[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 | - | |