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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Hospital | No. of new cases in year | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonorrhoea | Syphilis | ||
| Homerton Grove | 453 | 31 | 484 |
| Moorfields | - | 1 | 1 |
| London | 338 | 35 | 373 |
| Prince of Wales | 122 | 3 | 125 |
| St. Thomas' | 3 | - | 3 |
| Middlesex | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| St. Bartholomews | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Mothers | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Seaman's | 2 | - | 2 |
| Royal Northern | 94 | 5 | 99 |
| Total: | 1,055 | 87 | 1,142 |
PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
Bacteriological specimens are sent to the Public Health Laboratory at County Hall, S. E. 1., and an analysis of the 1,352 specimens submitted for examination is set out below:-
| Specimens | Number | Organisms | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||
| Throat and Nose Swabs | 117 | Diphtheria Bacilli | 90 | 2 |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 89 | 24 | ||
| Vincent's Angina | 88 | 2 | ||
| Faeces and Rectal Swabs | 1,214 | Pathogens | 1,050 | - |
| Salmonella Enteritidis | - | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Paratyphi B | - | 3 | ||
| Salmonella Typhimurium | - | 7 | ||
| Shigella sonnei | - | 128 | ||
| Salmonella Typhi | - | 2 | ||
| Salmonella Panama | - | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Livingstone | - | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Newport | - | 5 | ||
| Salmonella Orenberg | - | 4 | ||
| Salmonella Group D. | - | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Indiana | - | 5 | ||
| Salmonella Bredeney | - | 2 | ||
| Salmonella Anctum | - | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Sp. | - | 3 | ||
| Urine | 21 | Pathogens | 21 | - |
HOUSING
HOUSING ACT, 1957
Twelve Clearance Orders involving 121 houses and 124 families comprising
362 persons were made.
Confirmation of the Clearance Order made earlier by the Council in respect
of the Alabaster Buildings area, comprising a total of 29 flats was received
from the Ministry during the year. With regard to the Templar Road Clearance
Area the appeal against this Order had not been determined at the end of the year.