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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
Ealing 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Bacteriological Examinations.
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to practitioners to utilize the services of the Lister
Institute in home-nursed cases of these diseases in the
same way as they are utilized in cases nursed in the
Isolation Hospital.
For the diagnosis of cerebro-spinal fever, specimens
may also be forwarded to the Lister Institute.
Summary of Bacteriological Examinations in the Year 1919.
| No. | Positive | Negative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 79 | 15 | 64 |
| Tuberculosis | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| Typhoid Fever | 5 | — | 5 |
| Others | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 100 | 16 | 84 |