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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
Stoke Newington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Every practitioner has been kept supplied during the year with such
an outfit, and has thus had at his disposal the means of procuring
a bacteriological diagnosis of Diphtheria, Enteric Ferer and Consumption.
The following is a list of the applications received, together with the results of an examination performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, during 1905:—
| Date of Application. | Suspected Disease. | Result of Examination. |
|---|---|---|
| 1905. | ||
| January 2nd | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 4th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 6th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| ,, 11th | Phthisis. | Phthisis. |
| „ 13th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 17th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 20th | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. |
| „ 26th | Phthisis. | Phthisis. |
| „ 26th | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. |
| February 1st | Phthisis. | Phthisis. |
| „ 1st | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 13th | Enteric Fever. | Not Enteric Fever. |
| „ 18th | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. |
| „ 27th | Diphtheria. | Not Diphtheria. |
| March 10th | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. |
| „ 18th | Phthisis. | Phthisis. |
| „ 18th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 20th | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. |
| ,, 21st | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. |
| „ 30th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| April 6th | Diphtheria. | Not Diphtheria. |
| ,, 6th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 18th | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. |
| „ 20th | Phthisis. | Phthisis. |
| „ 25th | Diphtheria. | Not Diphtheria. |
| „ 29th | Phthisis. | Phthisis. |
| May 8th | Diphtheria. | Not Diphtheria. |
| „ 8th | Diphtheria. | Not Diphtheria. |
| ,, 9 th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 12th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 15th | Enteric Fever. | Not Enteric Fever. |
| ,, 16th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 17th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 27th | Diphtheria | Diphtheria. |
| June 1st | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 3rd | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. |
| „ 5th | Phthisis. | Phthisis. |
| „ 7th | Diphtheria. | Not Diphtheria. |
| „ 13th | Phthisis. | Not Phthisis. |
| „ 28th | Phthisis. | Phthisis. |
| „ 28 th | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. |