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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
Walthamstow 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Specimens | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhesus, Group and Kahn | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Haemoglobin | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 10 |
| Nose and throat swabs | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Faeces | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Urine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 40 |
Frequent meetings took place with Dr. Marsh to consider and
discuss the various epidemiological problems which arose during
the year.
The number of specimens examined at the Colindale laboratories during the year were as follows:—
| Specimens | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec | . Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faeces and | |||||||||||||
| rectal swabs | 24 | 143 | 87 | 24 | 18 | 202 | 21 1 | 37 | 23 | 172 | 165 | 98 | 1204 |
| Nose and | |||||||||||||
| throat swabs | 6 | 6 | 302 | 66 | 89 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 577 | |
| Urine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 15 |
| Miscellaneous | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 11 |
| Totals . | 30 | 151 | 391 | 93 | 112 | 232 | 219 | 39 | 31 | 182 | 205 | 122 | 1807 |
4. Ambulance Facilities.
These are available from a local depot in Walthamstow which
is administered centrally from Chelmsford, via the Control Centre
at Ilford.
5. Treatment of Scabies and Verminous Conditions
The arrangement, detailed in the report for 1953, with the
Hackney Borough Council continued, and seven cases were referred
there during 1958 receiving fifteen treatments at a total cost of
£5 12s. 6d.
6. Hospital Accommodation
(a) Acute Cases.—There were no major changes in 1958 in
regard to the hospital accommodation available for the inhabitants
of the Borough,