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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, during 1960:—
| Positive | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Throat/Nose Swabs: | ||
| Diphtheria Bacilli | — | 110 |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 34 | |
| Vincent's Angina | — | |
| Coagulase Pos. Staphylococci | 3 | |
| Fæces: | ||
| Sonne Dysentery | 84 | 349 |
| Salmonella | 10 | |
| Coagulase Pos. Staphylococci | — | |
| Clostridium Welchii | 3 | |
| Esch. Coli | 6 | |
| Occult Blood Test | 1 | |
| Sputum: | ||
| T.B. Smear | 2 | 44 |
| Other Organisms | 11 | |
| Whooping Cough: | ||
| Cough Plate | — | 2 |
| Post-nasal Swab | — | |
| 154 | 507 |
Tuberculosis
Eight persons died from tuberculosis during 1960, giving a death
rate of 0.11 per 1,000 population.
Twenty-six new cases were notified and this figure equals that of
1959, when the lowest number per year of new notifications were
recorded. The case rate per 1,000 population was 0.37.
One child under school age and two children of school age were
found to be suffering from tuberculosis of the lungs.
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