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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

Willesden 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table No. 67.

Table No. 67.

Nature of Examination.Positive Result.Negative Result.Total.
1Swabs for diphtheria bacilli5314,4534,984
2Swabs for diphtheria bacilli with virulence test32537
3Swabs for diphtheria bacilli with isolation on tellurite media213
4Sputum for tubercle bacilli87555642
5Blood for Widal reaction71724
6Blood cultures--15
7Blood counts--4
8Blood films for abnormal cells or parasites--6
9Urine for chemical examination--29
10Urine for microscopical examination--27
11Urine for bacteriological examination--36
12Faeces for bacteriological or chemical examination--37
13Gastric contents for bacteriological or chemical examination--19
14Cerebro-Spinal fluids for complete or partial examin-ation--30
15Water for presumptive B. Coli test--134
16Water for enumeration of total organisms--132
17Water for ova of parasites--•2
18Swabs and smears for gonococci1489103
19Swabs and smears for Vincent's Angina—1212
20Swabs and smears for streptococci and other organisms--783
21Pus for organisms--7
22Post-mortem specimens--2
23Museum specimens, preparation and mounting--1
24Hairs for ringworm--1
25Cough plates for Haemophilus pertussis145
Total7,075

Table: Table No. 68.Sources of Specimens Examined.

Table No. 68.

Sources of Specimens Examined.

1. Municipal Hospital2,592
2. Private Practitioners2,207
3. Municipal Health Centres and Health Nurses1,364
4. Central Middlesex County Hospital537
5. Other Hospitals111
6. Borough Engineering Department264
Total7,075

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Annual Number of Specimens.
1932 4,526
1933 5,908
1934 6,693
1935 7,774
1936 7,075