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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
Tottenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Public Health Laboratory,
Coppett's Wood Hospital,
Coppett's Road,
N. 10.
A 24 hour emergency service is maintained by the Central
Laboratory at Colindale.
The following is a summary of the work carried out during 1956,
namely:-
Record of Examinations
Throat/Nose Swabs:- Total Specimens 157
Diphtheria Bacilli 0
Haemolytic Streptococci 7
Vincents Angina 1
Negative 149
Faeces:- Total Specimens 636
Polio Type one 1
Shigella 161
Salmonella Entereditis 2
Salmonella Typhi Murium 17
T. Saginata 2
Negative 453
Sputum:- Total Specimens 5
Positive 0
Negative 5
Pertussis:- Total Specimens 15
Positive 2
Negative 13
Ice Cream:- Total Specimens 7
Water: - Total Specimens 2
- Domestic Supplies 0
Swimming Pools 0
Flood Water 2
Miscellaneous Specimens 37
Total Number of Specimens 859