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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION - 1966
Faeces outfits 1,847
Drinking Water samples 476
Public Swimming Bath Water samples 180
Private Swimming Bath Water samples 106
Private Wells 133
Milk samples 201
Cream samples 6
Ice Cream samples 100
Sundry Food Specimens 54
Blood 51
Urine 357
Nose and Throat Swabs 31
Total 3,542
Samples of Drinking Water
During the year under review the total number of examinations
performed were:—
Bacteriological 476
Chemical 8
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 resampling
by the Water and Health Departments is performed. Further action
depends on the findings of these re-tests.