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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK
The following table shows the number and nature of reports received concerning specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale:—
| Positive | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Throat-Nose Swabs : | ||
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 72 | 179 |
| Vincents Angina | 3 | |
| Coagulase Pos. Staphylococci | 3 | |
| Yeast Cells | 3 | |
| Candida Albicans | 2 | |
| Strep, pneumoniae | 2 | |
| Haemophilus Para influenzae | 1 | |
| Faeces: | ||
| Sonne Dysentery | 63 | 297 |
| Salmonella | 18 | |
| Esch. Coli | 1 | |
| CI. welchii | 1 | |
| Parasites (worms) | 1 | |
| Sputum : | ||
| T.B. Smear | 2 | 39 |
| Other Organisms | 6 | |
| Urine : | ||
| Coliform Group | 1 | 3 |
| Myco. T.B. | 1 | |
| Mycobaterium Type II | 1 | |
| Pus : | ||
| Coagulase Pos. Staphylococci | 2 | 3 |
| Proteus Group | 1 |