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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

Croydon 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION - 1964

SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION - 1964

Faeces outfits1,428
Drinking Water samples253
Public Swimming Bath Water samples111
Private Swimming Bath Water samples103
Private Wells84
Milk samples201
Cream samples16
Ice Cream samples112
Sundry Food Specimens28
Blood31
Urine29
Nose and Throat Swabs12
Total2,408

Table: Samples of Drinking WaterDuring the year under review the total number of examinations performed were:-

Samples of Drinking Water

During the year under review the total number of examinations performed were:-

Bacteriological253
Chemical12

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Unsatisfactory Samples
The Health Department is warned by telephone whenever preliminary
results of bacteriological tests show presumptive coli.
The Water Engineer is immediately notified. If there is no
apparent cause, simultaneous re-sampling by the Water and Health
Departments is performed. Further action depends on the findings
of these re-tests.