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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 1959

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

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12.
LABORATORY FACILITIES

Table: The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratory during 1959:-

The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratory during 1959:-

Nature of SpecimenResult of Examination.Total
PositiveNegative
Blood---
Boils---
Faeces64305369
Nasal-2828
Sputum---
Throat-5050
Urine-1212
64395459

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30 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, 1948
Section 50
Three burials were carried out under this Act at a total cost of
£56.2.6. In two instances the expenses were recovered from death grants
and in the third instance the cost of the burial was recovered from the
estate of the deceased.
Two exhumations were carried out during the year and on each
occasion the Chief Public Health Inspector was present.
ANNUAL RETURN OF FOOD POISONING NOTIFICATIONS„
Food Poisoning Notifications Returned to Registrar-General
1st Quarter
2
2nd Quarter
7
3rd Quarter
3
4th Quarter
5
Total
17
Outbreaks of Undiscovered Cause:-
Total Outbreaks
Nil
Total Cases
Nil
Single Cases
Agent Suspected
No agent suspected in any of
the 17 cases.
Unknown Cause
17
Total
17
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS