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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 1952
[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 —
Haemolytic streptococci 86
Vincents angina 1
Negative 191
— 278
Faeces
Shigella 46
Salmonella 18
Protoza —
Negative 428
Sputum
Tubercular smear 4
Other organisms 21
Negative 32
— 57
Pertussis
Cough Plates —
Postnasal swabs 1
Negative 8
— 9
Milk
Ice cream 34
Pasteurized 25
Other 10
— 69
Miscellaneous 719
1,624
45