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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 1957
[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 at County Hall. The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratory during 1957
| Nature of Specimen | Result of Examination | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||
| Blood | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Boils | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Faeces | 304 | 427 | 731 |
| Nasal | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sputum | - | 4 | |
| Throat | - | 46 | 46 |
| Urine | 10 | 25 | |
| 317 | 822 | ||
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
39 medical examinations were carried out during the year in respect of new appointments
and persons on whom special reports were required in connection with absence through sickness.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. 1918
Section 47. One elderly lady was removed on a Magistrates' Order to a London County
Council Home.
Section 50. Two burials were carried out under this Act at a total cost of £37. 2. 6.
An amount of £20. 2. 6. was recovered from the estate of one of the deceased.
ANNUAL RETURN OF FOOD POISONING NOTIFICATIONS Food Poisoning Notifications Returned to Registrar-General
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Nil | 14 | |
| Outbreaks of Undiscovered Cause :- | |||||
| Total Outbreaks | Total Cases | ||||
| 1 | 5 | ||||
| Agent Suspected | Unknown Cause | Total | |||
| Salmonella typhi-murium (No food suspected) | 5 | 5 | |||
| Single Cases | |||||
| Agent Suspected | Unknown Cause | Total | |||
| Cheese and tomato sandwich suspected (No pathogenic organisms found) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Lamb Suspected (Salmonella typhi-murium) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pork Suspected (B.Welchi isolated) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rissoles Suspected (B.Welchi isolated) | 1 | 1 | |||
| No food suspected (Salmonella typhi-murium) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tinned Meat Suspected (Salmonella typhi-murium) | 1 | 1 | |||
| No food suspected (No pathogenic organisms found) | 1 | 1 | |||
| No food suspected (Salmonella typhi-murium) | 1 | 1 | |||
| No food suspected (Salmonella typhi-murium) | 1 | 1 | |||