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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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B acteriological L aboratory, 1936.
| 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 | 48 | 573 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 96 | 35 | 106 | 85 | 783 |
| Nose, Ear, Eye, etc. | 9 | 19 | — | 7 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 89 | |
| Throat Contacts | „ | 3 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 52 |
| Nose „ | „ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hairs | Ringworm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Urine | Various Abnormalities | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 103 | 935 | |||||||||
| Grand Total | 1,038 | ||||||||||
| 1 Direct Smear examined (negative). 12 Diphtheritic Specimens were sent to laboratories in London for a test for virulence—6 were virulent, 3 avirulent, 3 no K.L.B in culture. | |||||||||||