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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Laboratory Facilities.
As detailed in previous reports the majority of the specimens
are sent for examination to the East Ham Memorial Hospital.
During 1946, 1,688 specimens were examined and the nature of these examinations is shewn below:—
| Specimen | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Blood (Sedimentation Rate) | 163 | 268 |
| Blood (Widal Test) | 1 | |
| Blood (Count) | 67 | |
| Blood (Wassermann) | 11 | |
| Blood (Other) | 26 | |
| Sputa (for Tuberculosis, Direct method) | 921 | 972 |
| Sputa (for Tuberculosis, Antiformin method) | 38 | |
| Sputa (for Tuberculosis Culture) | 6 | |
| Sputa (for Asbestosis) | 5 | |
| Sputa (for Malignant cells) | 2 | |
| Mantoux test (for Tuberculosis) | 100 | |
| Swabs (for Diphtheria) | 7 | |
| Swabs (rectal for Enteritis) | 129 | 218 |
| Swabs (for haemolytic Strepts.) | 39 | |
| Swabs (for Gonococci) | 2 | |
| Swabs (other) | 41 | |
| Gastric Lavage (for Tuberculosis) | 36 | |
| Faeces (for various exams.) | 11 | |
| Other | 83 | |
| Total: | 1,688 | |
The number of diphtheria Swabs examined at the Infectious Diseases Hospital and Town Hall Annexe Laboratory, was as follows:
| Number | Positive | Negative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases Hospital | 351 | 12 | 339 |
| Town Hall Annexe | 733 | 11 | 722 |
| Totals: | 1,084 | 23 | 1,061 |