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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Bacteriological Laboratory, 1931.
| 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 | 125 | 546 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 73 | 162 | 661 |
| Nose, Ear, Eye, etc. | „ | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 43 |
| Throat Contacts | ,, | 15 | 105 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 109 |
| Nose ,, | „ | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Hairs | Ringworm | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 11 |
| Urine | Various Abnormalities | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Totals | 204 | 835 | |||||||||
| Grand Total | 1039 | ||||||||||
Direct Smears examined in 5 cases (all negative).
18 Diphtheritic Specimens were sent to laboratories in London
for a test for virulence—7 were virulent, 11 avirulent.