Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
Very considerable use has been made of the facilities for
bacteriological and other laboratory examinations of Public
Health nature. I take this opportunity to thank Dr. A.J.H.
Tomlinson, the Director of the Bacteriological Laboratory. County
Hall, S.E.I, for his ready assistance and most helpful advice,
which have been available at all times.
The following figures show the work carried out during the
year under review:-
Faeces outfits | 2,024 |
Water samples | 263 |
Milk samples | 236 |
Cream samples | 10 |
Ice Cream samples | 223 |
Sundry Pood Specimens | 18 |
Blood | 8 |
Urine | 3 |
Nose and Throat Swabs | 4 |
2,789 |