Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |