London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION - 1972
Faeces outfits 1,360
Drinking Water samples 600
Public Swimming Bath Water samples 112
Private Swimming Bath Water samples 161
Private Wells 189
Milk samples 141
Cream samples 42
Ice Cream samples 151
Sundry Food specimens 22
Blood 18
Urine 571
Nose and Throat Swabs 40
Total 3,407
Samples of Drinking Water
During the year under review the total number of examinations performed
were:—
Bacteriological 600
Chemical 46
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.