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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
Enfield 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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LABORATORY FACILITIES
The examination of all specimens is now carried out by the
Public Health Laboratory Service either at the Central Laboratory,
Colindale, or the branch laboratory situated at the Town Hall
Edmonton.
The following table sets out the record of examinations carried out and the results.
| Throat and Nose Swabs. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria Bacilli | — | ||
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 177 | ||
| Vincent's Angina | 8 | ||
| Negative | 593 | ||
| 778 | |||
| Faeces. | |||
| Shigellae | 538 | ||
| Giardia | 32 | ||
| Salmonella | 50 | ||
| Gastro-Enteritis Coli | 20 | ||
| Protozoa | — | ||
| Negative | 1,683 | ||
| 2.323 | |||
| Sputum. | |||
| T.B. Smear | — | ||
| Other Organisms | 25 | ||
| Negative | 43 | ||
| 68 | |||
| Pertussis. | |||
| Cough Plate | — | ||
| Postnasal Swab | _ | ||
| Negative | 1 | ||
| 1 | |||
| Milk. | |||
| Pasteurised | 20 | ||
| Tuberculin Tested | 1 | ||
| Sterilised | 1 | ||
| Ice cream | 50 | ||
| 72 | |||