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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION - 1971
Faeces outfits 1,389
Drinking Water samples 640
Public Swimming Bath Water samples 131
Private Swimming Bath Water samples 209
Private WelIs 249
Milk samples 147
Cream samples 13
Ice Cream samples 144
Sundry Food specimens 30
Blood 15
Urine 444
Nose and Throat Swabs 24
Total 3,435
Samples of Drinking Water
During the year under review the total number of examinations performed
were:-
Bacteriological 640
Chemical 12
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.