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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table shows the number and the result of the specimens submitted during the year:—
| Positive. | Negative. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis | 9 | 72 | 81 |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 26 | 35 | 61 |
| Diphtheria | 47 | 260 | 307 |
| Paratyphoid | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 82 | 370 | 452 |
Isolation.—The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section
60, Sub-Section 4, imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of
making provision for the temporary housing of persons who are
compelled to leave their dwellings for the purpose of enabling
such dwellings to be disinfected by the Sanitary Authority. The
accommodation provided consists of two small dwellings of two
rooms each situated near the Town Hall furnished and fitted for
occupation at short notice. There was no occasion to use the
shelter during the year.
| After notifiable Diseases | 193 |
| After Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 28 |
| After Measles and Whooping Cough | 6 |
| After Cancer | 29 |
| After Vermin | 223 |
| After Scabies | 15 |