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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 1951

[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 1951.

Bacteriological Work

The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, during 1951.

PositiveNegative
Throat/Nose Swabs:
Diphtheria Bacilli-239
Hæmolytic Streptococci62
Vincent's Angina5
Fæces:
Sonne Dysentery142300
Salmonella45
Protozoa—
Sputum:
T.B. Smear949
Other Organisms8
Whooping Cough:
Cough Plate-45
Post-nasal Swab8
279633

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Tuberculosis
Sixty-seven cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified in
1951 as compared with 58 in 1950 and 8 non-pulmonary as
compared with 9 in the previous year.
Deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis increased from 14 in
1950 to 16 and deaths from non-pulmonary increased from 2 in
1950 to 3 in 1951.
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