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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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LABORATORY FACILITIES
Bacteriological examinations have been carried out by the Public Health Laboratory Service at County Hall. The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratory during 1953:-
| Disease Suspected | Result of Examination | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||
| Abscess | 1 | — | 1 |
| Blood | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Boils | 32 | 6 | 38 |
| Carbuncle | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ear | — | 2 | 2 |
| Eye | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Eyelids | — | 4 | 4 |
| Faeces | 162 | 228 | 390 |
| Nasal | 40 | 33 | 73 |
| Palate | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pernasal | — | 4 | 4 |
| Pus | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rectal | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Skin | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sputum | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Throat | 3 | 48 | 51 |
| Urine | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 265 | 358 | 623 | |