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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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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 | — | — | 32 |
| Blood—Haemoglobin Estimation | — | — | 166 |
| Blood—Kahn Reaction | — | 108 | 108 |
| Blood—Rhesus Factor | 58 | 48 | 106 |
| Blood—Grouping | — | — | 108 |
| Blood—Sedimentation Rate | — | — | — |
| Eye swabs for organisms | — | 2 | 2 |
| Faeces for the presence of organisms | 220 | 1,389 | 1,609 |
| Per-nasal Swabs for H. Pertussis | — | — | — |
| Swabs for presence of C. Diphtheriæ: | |||
| (a) From Suspect Cases | — | 17 | 17 |
| (b) From Contacts | — | 6 | 6 |
| (c) From Carriers and old cases, etc. | — | — | — |
| Swabs for presence of Haemolytic Streptococci | 67 | 451 | 518 |
| Swabs for presence of Vincent's Angina | — | 5 | 5 |
| Urines | — | — | 136 |
| Vaginal swabs for presence of organisms | — | — | — |
| „ „ „ „ „ Trich. Vag. | — | 22 | 22 |
| Swabs from Vesicle | — | — | — |
| Ear swabs | — | — | 5 |
| Sputum for Tubercle Bacilli | — | — | — |
| Pus | — | — | 3 |
| Breast Milk | — | — | 1 |
| Cervical Swab | — | — | 1 |
| Swab from boil | — | — | 1 |
| Serum from eruption | — | — | 1 |
| Blood—Enteric Group | — | — | 3 |
| Powdered Chinese Egg | — | — | 1 |
| Dried Egg Albumin | — | — | 2 |
| Ice Cream for Typhoid Organisms | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2,854 |