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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

Hackney 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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30
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
The arrangements made with the Camberwell Research
Laboratories and the Royal Institute of Public Health for
bacteriological examinations have been continued.

Table: The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratories for examination during the year:—

The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratories for examination during the year:—

Disease suspected.Result of Examination.
Positive.Negative.
Diphtheria13482
Dysentery012
Enteric Fever04
Tuberculosis851
Occult Blood10
Gonorrhoea04

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Wasserman Tests.—During the year 640 specimens were sent
from the Council's Ante-Natal Clinics to the L.C.C. Whitechapel
Clinic, Turner Street, E.l, for examination, of which 2 proved
anti-complementary and 24 insufficient serum for testing. In
each case repeat specimens were taken. The remaining 614 specimens
gave the following results:—
Positive to Wasserman and Kahn Tests 5
Positive to Gono. G.T. Tests 11
Negative 598
Total 614
Particulars of the samples purchased under the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938, and submitted to the Public Analyst, D. T. Lucke, Esq.,
B.Sc., F.I.C., are given on page 45 of this report.