London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Marylebone 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 9.—Results of Mass Radiography Examinations.
| Total examined | Referred for large films | No abnormality | Old lesions— no further action required | Pending, etc. | Referred to General Practitioners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probably tuberculous | Heart abnormality | |||||
| 636 men | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 1,431 Women | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 2,067 | 44 | 11 | 10 (0.5%) | 4 | 17 (0.85%) | 3 (0.15%) |
Care Committee.—The Committee held 10 meetings and dealt with 218 cases.
Disinfection.—During the year 854 rooms and 17,620 articles (including 321 books) were disinfected
after infectious diseases generally. In addition, 1,936 dressing drums from a local hospital were
sterilised.
Bacteriological Examinations.—Table 10 shows the number of specimens examined for the purposes
of diagnosis and indicates also the organisms in relation to which the examinations were made.
TABLE 10.—Work of the Bacteriological Laboratory.
| Nature of Specimen and Examination. | Positive | Negative | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throat and nasal swabs for— B. diphtherias | 9 | 343 | 352 |
| Hæmolytic streptococci | 42 | 324 | 366 |
| Sputa—for tubercle bacilli | 96 | 523 | 619 |
| Fæces—for tubercle bacilli | 1 | - | 1 |
| Fæces—for dysentery | — | 31 | 31 |
| Blood—for typhoid and Brucella abortus | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 148 | 1,222 | 1,370 |