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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 1955
[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 1955
| Disease suspected | Result of Examination | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||
| Blood | - | 3 | 3 |
| Boils | 1 | - | 1 |
| faeces | 101 | 299 | 400 |
| Lesion | 1 | - | 1 |
| Nasal | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tapewoim | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tonsils | - | 1 | 1 |
| Throat | 1 | 41 | 42 |
| Urine | - | 1 | 1 |
| 105 | 348 | 453 | |