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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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LABORATORY SERVICES
The Public Health Laboratory Service provides a comprehensive service
for the bacteriological examination of specimens submitted by general
medical practitioners and local authorities. The Health Department is
the collection centre for specimens submitted by medical practitioners
in Hornsey and containers are obtainable from the department during
office hours.
Specimens are collected daily at approximately 3.30 p.m., and 10.30 a.m.
on Saturdays, but they may be sent direct to the laboratory at Coppetts
Wood Hospital up to 5 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays and 12 noon on
Saturdays. A 24-hour emergency service is maintained by the Central
Public Health Laboratory, Colindale.
The following is a summary of reports made on Hornsey patients during 1958:—
Faeces | 447 |
---|---|
Throat-Swab | 4 |
Urine | 1 |
Nasal Swab | 1 |
Blood | 1 |
Sputum | 7 |
Rectal Swab | 27 |
Section of cervical cord | 1 |