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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
Ilford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Bacteriological Laboratory, 1929.
| Nature of Specimen. | Disease Suspected. | Sent by Local Medical Practitioners | Sent by Medical Officer of Health. | Sent by School Medical Officer. | Sent by Isolation Hospital. | Totals. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | ||
| Swabs—Throat | Diphtheria | 182 | 752 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 54 | 37 | 86 | 240 | 911 |
| Nose, Ear, Eye, etc. | „ | 16 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 90 |
| Throat Contacts | „ | 13 | 170 | 1 | 9 | — | 12 | — | — | 14 | 191 |
| Nose „ | „ | 5 | 14 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 19 |
| Hairs | Ringworm | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 6 |
| Urine | Various Abnormalities | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | 9 | 10 |
| Totals | 333 | 1227 | |||||||||
| Grand Total | 1560 | ||||||||||
Direct Smears from swabs were examined in 8 cases.
15 Diphtheritic Specimens were sent to laboratories in London
for a test for virulence—17 were virulent, 16 avirulent,
Other examinations for various purposes, 2,