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 Shoreditch]
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14.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Bacteriological examinations were undertaken by the Bacteriological
Laboratory of the Medical Research Council which is accommodated at County Hall.
Records of examinations carried out are as follows:-
Nose and Throat Swabs:
C. Diphtheriae mitis isolated
Haemolytic Streptococci present 19
Negative results 71
90
Faeces Specimens:
Shigella Sonnei isolated 2
Salmonella typhi-murium isolated 7
Negative results 61
70
Swimming bath water examinations 18
Milk sample 1
Ice Cream samples 4
Foodstuff samples 3
TUBERCULOSIS.
Notifications - Twenty six cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and one of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified during 1961 compared with 35 pulmonary and 2 non-pulmonary notifications in 1960. The following table gives the age grouping of new cases notified.
AGE PERIODS | FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS. Number of primary notifications of new cases | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-10 | 10 - 15 | 15 - 20 | 20-25 | 25 - 35 | 35 - 45 | 45 - 55 | 55 - 65 | 65 - 75 | 75 and upwards | Total (all ages) | |
Pulmonary, Males | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
" Females | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 |
Non-pulmonary, Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
" Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 |