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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 for
general practitioners during 1959:-
Faeces 754
Sputum 22
Nose and throat swab 3
Throat swab 5
Per nasal swab 3
Rectal swab 1
Roast pork 1
Egg and ham loaf 1
Meat 1
Tap water 5
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