London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stoke Newington 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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The following is a summary of the new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the past 10years:—

Year.Population.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
194233,44040545
194335,540601070
194435,24089897
194527,030751388
194643,7909111102
194745.90091899
194845,37072678
194946,51063467
195048,51063467
195149,44043750

Laboratory Facilities
Bacteriological examinations during the year continued to be carried
out by the Camberwell Research Laboratories and the Royal Institute of
Public Health and Hygiene.

The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratories during the year:—

Disease SuspectedResult of Examination.Total
PositiveNegative
Abscess156
Boils11
Clotted Blood11
Diphtheria1010
Dysentery140135275
Eye167
Lesion (forearm)112
Lip11
Mouth11
Nose167
Pus314
Tuberculosis22
Typhoid178
Urine448
152181333