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Walthamstow 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Three members of the Borough Council served on the Group
Hospital Management Committee and in addition the Medical
Officer of Health served as a member of the Group Medical
Advisory Committee and as one of its representatives on the
Hospital Management Committee.
3. Laboratory Facilities.

Table: Dr. Frank Marsh, Pathologist in charge of the Laboratory at Epping, has kindly supplied the following information in regard to work done for Walthamstow:—

Dr. Frank Marsh, Pathologist in charge of the Laboratory at Epping, has kindly supplied the following information in regard to work done for Walthamstow:—

SpecimensJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
Faeces and rectal swabs6473713-35149
Widal agglutinations24115211-----26
Rhesus, Group and Kahn1215131271410-49399
Haemoglobins2-37--1111-117
Nose and throat swabs1652017182----2--449
Full Blood counts-3113------19
Total187227106362114161467105649

Table: The number of specimens examined at the Colindale laboratories during the latter part of the year were as follows:—

The number of specimens examined at the Colindale laboratories during the latter part of the year were as follows:—

SpecimensJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
Faeces and rectal swabs2917131243642153
Nose and throat swabs—5622138187196
Widal agglutinations378422—26
Urine——22—1—5
Food12—_1112228
Miscellaneous————31—4
Totals442929411487051412