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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
Wembley 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Other Swabs | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 9 |
| Nasal swabs Diphtheria | 4 | 7 | 6 (of which 1 was positive) | 17 (of which 1 was positive) | 34 (of which 2 - 5-88% were positive) |
| Haemolytic ) Streptococci) | — | — | — | 1 (positive) | 1 |
| Sputum (Tubercle Bacilli) | 36 (of which 2 were positive) | 25 (of which 3 were positive) | 29 | 31 (of which 2 wore positive) | 121 (of which 7 - 5.78% were positive) |
| Faeces and Urine | 18 | 19 | 35 | 53 | 125 |
| Blood | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| Films and swabs for Special Bacteria | 7 | l | — | 2 | 10 |
| Other specimens | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 14 |