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 Southgate]
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Diagnosis Outfits.—The diagnosis outfits provided by the
Council for the use of the medical practitioners in the District for
sending morbid specimens from suspected cases of Diphtheria,
Typhoid Fever, and Phthisis to the Jenner Institute of Preventive
Medicine for bacteriological examination and report have been made
full use of, and continue to prove of great service in establishing a
correct diagnosis in these diseases, to the advantage of the general
public health, as well as of those more immediately concerned.
During the year 47 specimens were sent and reports received as follows:—
Date. | Disease Suspected. | Report. | |
---|---|---|---|
January 3 | Phthisis | Negative. | |
„7 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
„14 | Diphtheria | (2) | Positive. |
„14 | Diphtheria | (Negative. | |
„21 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
„30 | Phthisis | Positive. | |
March 1 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
„7 | Typhoid Fever | Negative. | |
„18 | Phthisis | Negative. | |
„21 | Diphtheria' | (2) . | Negative. |
„21 | Diphtheria | Negative | |
May 1 | Phthisis | Positive. | |
„13 | Phthisis | Negative. | |
June 7 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
„25 | Typhoid Fever | Negative. | |
July 19 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
„29 | Diphtheria | (2) . | Positive. |
„29 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
August 6 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
„7 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
„12 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
„20 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
„27 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
September 4 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
October 17 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
„29 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
November 6 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
„7 | Phthisis | Negative. | |
„8 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
„12 | Phthisis | Positive. | |
„19 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
„27 | Diphtheria | (3) | Positive. |
„27 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
„27 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
December 5 | Phthisis | Negative. | |
„12 | Diphtheria | Negative. | |
„15 | Diphtheria | (2) | Positive. |
„15 | Diphtheria | Positive. | |
„16 | Diphtheria | (2) | Positive |
„16 | Diphtheria | Negative |