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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The 751 specimens submitted for examination through out the year were reported on as follows:-
| Specimens | Number | Organisms | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||
| Throat and Nose swabs | 188 | Diphtheria Bacilli | 152 | - |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 103 | 37 | ||
| Hemophilus Pertussis | 6 | - | ||
| Monilia | - | 7 | ||
| Pathogenic Organisms | 2 | - | ||
| Staphylococcus Aureus | - | 3 | ||
| Streptococcus Viridans | - | 1 | ||
| Vincents Angina | 108 | 8 | ||
| Faeces and Rectal swabs | 504 | C1. Welchii | - | 20 |
| Cysts and Giardia | - | 1 | ||
| Pathogens | 369 | - | ||
| Salmonella Paratyphi B | 1 | 2 | ||
| Salmonella Typhi-murium | 1 | 7 | ||
| Salmonella Worthington | - | 3 | ||
| Shigella Sonne | 5 | 97 | ||
| Staphylococcus Aureus | 2 | - | ||
| Blood | 1 | Brucella Abortus Melitensis and Salmonella Paratyphi | 1 | - |
| Eye swabs | 3 | Pathogenic Organisms | 3 | - |
| Sputum | 12 | Haemolytic Streptococci | - | 1 |
| Tubercle Bacilli | 11 | - | ||
| Urine | 42 | Organisms | 41 | - |
| Salmonella Typhi murium | - | 1 | ||
| Vaginal swab | 1 | Gonococci | 1 | - |
TUBERCULOSIS, Under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations 1952 the total number of notifications received was 255 of which 234 related to pulmonary cases and 21 to non-pulmonary :-
| Age Groups | Primary notifications | Non primary notifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0-1 | 2 | - | ||||||
| 1-5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5-15 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 15-25 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2 | |
| 25-45 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | - | 3 |
| 45-65 | 37 | 11 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | |
| 65-75 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 75 and upwards | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 103 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 35 | - | 6 |