London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Southgate 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Specimens sent to Clinical Research Association:
Faeces for Typhoid Negative 3
Blood " " " 5
Sputum for Tubercle bacilli " 1
Specimens sent to laboratory at the Prince of
Wales's Hospital:
Swabs for virulence test Negative 5
Positive 12
Negative swabs 14
Cerebro-spinal fluid Negative 2
Positive 1
Swabs for HaemOlytic
Streptococci Negative 5
" " Diphtheria
bacilli " 1
Faeces for Dysentery Positive 3
Rectal swabs for Dysentery Negative 4
Positive 4
Blood for Typhoid Negative 3
" " Wassermann reaction " 1
" " blood count 3
Urine for blood and casts " 1
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.-
One hundred and forty-seven samples of milk
were examined during the year, 5 of which did not
conform to the required standards. Due notice
was sent in each case to the producers and to the
appropriate authorities.
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