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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
East Ham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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East Ham cases removed by other ambulances:—
Barking 15
Ilford 6
West Ham 19
Cases removed for other authorities:—
West Ham 20
Barking 7
Laboratory Facilities.
As detailed in last year's report, all specimens are now sent for
examination to the East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The number and nature of these examinations for 1933 are shown below:—
| Specimen. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Blood Sugar Estimation | 5 |
| Blood for Widal Test | 3 |
| Smears (Gonococci) | 1 |
| Mantoux Skin Test (Tuberculosis) | 59 |
| Swab (for Tuberculosis) | 1 |
| Faeces (for Tuberculosis) | 6 |
| Fluid from Chest (for Tuberculosis) | 3 |
| Sputa (for Tuberculosis) | 1,163 |
| Total | 1,241 |
The same arrangements exist for the examination of swabs
from the throat and nose as in previous years.
The number of swabs examined at the Infectious Diseases
Hospital and the Town Hall Laboratory:—
Number. Positive. Negative.
3,545 178 3,367
Of the above total 1,267 were examined at the hospital, a
much larger number than in former years.
Legislation in Force.
Legislation in force was printed in the report for 1932.