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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 1956

[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 1956:—

Bacteriological Work

The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, during 1956:—

PositiveNegative
Throat/Nose Swabs: Diphtheria Bacilli-104
Hæmolytic Streptococci51
Vincent's Angina6
Fæces:
Sonne Dysentery100372
Salmonella25
Clostridium Welchii2
Esch. Coli1
B. Coli1
Coagulase Pos. Staph.13
Sputum:
T.B. Smear668
Other Organisms1
Whooping Cough:
Cough Plate—5
Post-nasal Swab2
208549

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24
Tuberculosis
Eight persons died from tuberculosis during 1956, giving a
death rate of 0.115 per 1,000 population.
Thirty-eight new cases were notified, and this number is the
lowest on record. The case rate per 10,000 population was 5.44.
Only one child of school age was found to be suffering from
tuberculosis of the lungs.
Close co-operation between the Public Health Department, the
Area Health Office and the Chest Clinic in the constant search for
possible sources of infection in new cases of tuberculosis continues.