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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
Beckenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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Various special examinations can be made at the County
Laboratory, Maidstone, free of charge, and the following were
carried out in 1937:—
Swabs for Diptheria 7
Typhoid Fever Blood Tests 4
Miscellaneous Tests 29
Sputum Tests 134
Dysentery Tests 5
The Public Analyst for the Kent County Council carries out any
examinations required under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
or for other purposes. The results of samples taken during the year
appear on page 59.
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