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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
Hendon 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XIV.
RECORD OF EXAMINATIONS.
| Year 1951. | Throat/Nose Swabs. | Faeces. | Sputum. | Pertussis. | Milk. | Ice Cream. | Domestic Water Supply. | Swimming Pools. | Miscellaneous. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76 | 75 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 11 | _ | – | 10 | 200 |
| February | .36 | 196 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | – | 32 | 325 |
| March | 44 | 101 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 6 | – | – | 12 | 190 |
| April | 56 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | – | – | 23 | 147 |
| May | 26 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 15 | – | – | 7 | 85 |
| June | 53 | 37 | 8 | – | 10 | 11 | – | 6 | 10 | 135 |
| July | 38 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | – | 23 | 11 | 117 |
| August | 30 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | 20 | 102 |
| September | 55 | 24 | 12 | – | 12 | 10 | – | – | 16 | 129 |
| October | 26 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | – | – | 23 | 107 |
| November | 36 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 7 | – | – | 6 | 97 |
| December | 21 | 19 | 13 | — | 18 | .2 | – | – | 10 | 83 |
| TOTAL | 497 | 588 | 112 | 62 | 134 | 105 | 4 | 35 | 180 | 1,717 |