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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
Edmonton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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LABORATORY SERVICE
The following specimens submitted from the Edmonton area were examined by the Medical Research Council Laboratory (Edmonton), during the year as follows:—
| Nature of Examination | Positive | Negative | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Counts | — | — | 65 |
| Blood—Haemoglobin Estimation | — | — | 263 |
| Blood—Kahn Reaction | — | — | 150 |
| Blood—Rhesus Factor | — | — | 150 |
| Blood—Grouping | — | — | 151 |
| Blood—Sedimentation Rate | — | — | — |
| Eye swabs for organisms | — | 4 | 4 |
| Faeces for the presence of organisms | 450 | 1,777 | 2,227 |
| Per-nasal Swabs for H. Pertussis | — | — | — |
| Swabs for presence of C. Diphtheria: (a) From Suspect Cases | 11 | 11 | |
| (b) From Contacts | — | 30 | 30 |
| (c) From Carriers and old cases, etc. | — | — | — |
| Swabs for presence of Haemolytic Streptococci | 253 | 1,301 | 1,554 |
| Swabs for presence of Vincent's Angina | — | 10 | 10 |
| Urines | — | — | 265 |
| Vaginal swabs for presence of organisms | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Trich. Vag. | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| Swabs from Vesicle | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ear swabs | — | — | 1 |
| Sputum for Tubercle Bacilli | — | 1 | 1 |
| Milk Bottle | — | — | 1 |
| Blancmange | — | — | 1 |
| Cervical Swab | — | — | 2 |
| Swab from finger | — | — | 1 |
| Pus from ear | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 4,930 |