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prophylactic, is being tried with marked results. The Borough
Council distributes gratuitously antitoxin for this latter purpose
also.
69 vials of antitoxin have been distributed gratuitiously during
the year 1904 by the Borough Council.
There can be no doubt as to the value of the laboratory from
a scientific point of view, whilst financially there has been a
great saving since it was fitted up in 1899, over what it would
have cost the Council, had this work been done by outside
Experts. Had a private firm or institution done the work (as is
the case in the other Metropolitan Districts), the total 3,009
samples would have cost £752 5s. during the last 6 years
(allowing 5s. per examination), i.e , an annual average cost of
£125 7s. 6d.
1904.
Sputa.
Tub. Bac. found.
*Bloods.
Typhoid
reaction
obtained.
Throat
Membranes
and
Discharges.
Klebs-Lœfiler
bac. found.
Yes
No.
Total.
Yes.
No.
Total.
Yes.
No.
Total.
January 5 10 15 1 2 3 3 10 13
February 6 10 16 1 3 4 2 12 14
March 6 12 18 1 2 3 — 17 17
April 7 11 18 2 3 5 1 15 16
May 7 16 23 2 2 4 — 12 12
June 2 8 10 — 3 3 — 22 22
July 4 7 11 — 5 5 — 18 18
August 5 15 20 — 7 7 4 12 16
September 4 7 11 2 9 11 1 11 12
October 10 16 26 1 6 7 2 13 15
November 4 5 9 1 5 6 3 17 20
December — 11 11 — 2 2 3 12 15
Totals 60 128 188 11 49 60 19 171 190
* In 3 samples (i.e., 5 per cent.) of suspected Typhoid Fever blood, the
reaction was slightly (or feebly) marked.
N.B.—9 other samples (1 fæces, 1 ham, and 7 milks) were also
examined during 1904.