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
Enfield 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
| Type of Specimen | Number of Specimens submitted | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| by Local Authority | by General Practitioners | Total | |
| Miscellaneous, sputa, urines, genital, eye, ear and pus swabs, etc. | 316 | 1,784 | 2,000 |
| Blood counts | 403 | 343 | 746 |
| Rhesus and ABO blood grouping | 240 | — | 240 |
| Ice cream | 61 | — | 61 |
A quarter of the ice-cream samples fell below grade 3.
These included soft ices and wrapped ices, some from reputable mass producers.
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