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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Type of Specimen | Number of Specimens Submitted | Findings | Number of Positives | * %.of Positives | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Local Authority | By General Practitioners | Total | ||||
| CLINICAL | ||||||
| Nose and throat swabs | 98 | 910 | 1,008 | Group A haemolytic streptococci | 99 | 9.00 |
| Faeces, general | 1,119 | 5,285 | 6,404 | Shigella sonnei | 433 | 7.00 |
| Salmonella | 57 | 0.90 | ||||
| Infantile gastro-enteritis coli | 9 | 0.10 | ||||
| Giardiasis | 44 | 0.70 | ||||
| Helminths | 2 | 0.03 | ||||
| Faeces, occult blood | 1 | 374 | 375 | Blood | 47 | 12.00 |
| Kahn tests | 141 | 32 | 173 | Gonorrhoea | — | — |
| ENVIRONMENTAL | ||||||
| Milk | 240 | — | 240 | Failed Methylene Blue Test | 5 | 2.00 |
| Water | † 51 | — | 51 | Faecal coli found | 1 | 2.00 |
| Food | 177 | — | 177 | Pathogenic organisms found | — | — |
| Ice-cream | 33 | — | 33 | Failed Methylene Blue Test | 15 | 49.00 |
* These figures indicate % positives of the total specimens sent including screening and follow-up.
† All samples taken from swimming baths.