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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

Finchley 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: Bacteriological WorkThe following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, during 1950.

Bacteriological Work

The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, during 1950.

PositiveNegative
Throat/Nose Swabs:
Diphtheria Bacilli-386
Hemolytic Streptococci135
Vincent's Angina7
Fæes:
Sonne Dysentery264
Salmonella9
Protozoa-
Sputum:
T.B. Smear763
Other Organisms4
Whooping Cough:
Cough Plate16
Post-nasal Swab-
164529

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Tuberculosis
Fifty-eight cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified in
1950 as compared with 78 in 1949, and 9 non-pulmonary as compared
with 6 in the previous year.
Deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis decreased from 18 in
1949 to 14 in 1950 and the deaths from non-pulmonary decreased
from 5 in 1949 to 2 in 1950.
It is gratifying to note the downward trend in both
notifications and deaths.
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