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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

Barnes 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 13.—Mass Radiography Service. General Practitioner's Chest X-Ray Service.

Table 13.—Mass Radiography Service. General Practitioner's Chest X-Ray Service.

MenWomenTotal
Patients referred by their Doctors472433905
Abnormalities detected:—
Pulmonary tuberculosis314
Lung Cancer6—6
Barnes Borough Council employees referred by the Medical Officer of Health19
Normal Mass Radiography Service.
MenWomenTotal
Number of persons examined124211872429
Abnormalities detected:—
Pulmonary tuberculosis246
Lung Cancer5-5

Table: SECTION 'C'— SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREATable 14.—Water Supply—Bacteriological Sampling.

SECTION 'C'— SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA

Table 14.—Water Supply—Bacteriological Sampling.

Type of TestWATER PASSING INTO PUBLIC SUPPLY— Hampton Works.
Plate Count per millilitre on agar 20/24 hrs. at 37°C.Average Result 10.6
Coliform Test (Count per 100 ml).100.0
Escherichia Coli Test (Count per 100 ml).100.0

Table: SWIMMING POOL.Table 15.—Summary of Bacteriological Examination.

SWIMMING POOL.

Table 15.—Summary of Bacteriological Examination.

Standards.Agar count 1ml. 37°C. 24 hoursSamples SatisfactorySamples Unsatisfactory
0-1011-100Over 100
Number of samples8——8—