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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Bacteriological Work
The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory Colindale, during 1952.
| Positive | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Throat/Nose Swabs: Diphtheria Bacilli | _ | - 200 |
| Hemolytic Streptococci | 77 | |
| Vincent's Angina | ||
| Fæces: Sonne Dysentery | 28 | 146 |
| Salmonella | 9 | |
| Protozoa | - | |
| Sputum: T.B. Smear | 10 | 64 |
| Other Organisms | 14 | |
| Whooping Cough: Cough Plate | — | 17 |
| Post-nasal Swab | 3 | |
| 141 | 427 |
Tuberculosis
Sixty-four cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified in
1952 as compared with 67 in 1951, and 10 non-pulmonary as
compared with 8 in the previous year.
There were 17 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, one more
than in 1951.
There were no deaths from non-pulmonary tuberculosis as
compared with 3 in the previous year.
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