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 1964
[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 Positive Findings
Examined
Nasal and Throat Swabs 179 Haemolytic streptococci 50
Bact. coli 0127 1
Staphylococcus aureus 5
Monilia 5
Pneumococci and Staphylococcus
aureus 1
Vincent's organisms 2
Faeces 265 Salmonella typhimurium 5
Salmonella thompson 1
Salmonella hartford 1
Salmonella blockley 1
Salmonella brandenburg 2
Salmonella flexneri type lb 1
Shigella Sonnei 18
Shigella flexneri type 2a 1
Ova of Ascaris lumbricoides
and Trichuris trichuria 1
Giardia lambia 1
CI. Welchii 1
Urine 20
Rectal swab 3
Gum swab 1
Blood 4
Mouth swab 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 25 years | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 to 45 years | 18 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 45 to 65 years | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| 65 to 75 years | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 75 and over | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | |