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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
Hornsey 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
Throat and Nose Swabs
Diphtheria bacilli 3
Haemolytic streptococci 149
Vincents angina 1
Negative 565
718
Faeces
Shigella 3
Salmonella 2
Protozoa 2
Negative 44
51
Sputum
Tubercular smear 6
Other organisms 3
Negative 40
49
Pertussis
Cough Plates —
Postnasal swabs —
Negative 3
3
Milk
Ice cream 40
Pasteurized 24
Other 6
70
Miscellaneous 928
1,819
46