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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Bacteriological Laboratory, 1935.
| 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. | Tot | als. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | ||
| Swabs-Throat | Diphtheria | 101 | 626 | - | 7 | 4 | 89 | 23 | 130 | 128 | 852 |
| Nose, Ear, Eye, etc. | 5 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 76 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 127 | |
| Throat Contacts | 5 | 66 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 69 | |
| Nose ,, | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Hairs | Ringworm | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Urine | Various Abnormalities | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 163 | 1,057 | |||||||||
| Grand Total | 1 ,220 | ||||||||||
3 Direct Smears examined (negative).
60 Diphtheritic Specimens were sent to laboratories in London for a test for
virulence—25 were virulent, 27 avirulent, 8 no K.L.B in culture.