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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The facilities afforded by the Council for the bacteriological
examination of suspected material as an aid to diagnosis
continue to be much appreciated by medical practitioners, and
the following specimens were examined during the year by
the Lister Institute:—
Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria:—
Number of
Specimens.
Klebs Löffler or true diphtheria bacillus isolated 92
Pseudodiphtheria bacillus of Hoffmann isolated 30
Negative result 214
336
Examinations of blood from cases of suspected
enteric fever:—
Widal or typhoid reaction obtained 12
,, ,, not obtained 6
18
Examinations of sputa from cases of suspected
tuberculosis:—
Tubercle bacillus found 67
,, ,, not found 280
347
Examinations of cerebrospinal fluid:-
Meningococcus isolated -
Negative 2
2
Other examinations 5
708
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
The workshops where women are employed have been
regularly inspected by your Sanitary Inspector, Mrs. Davies,
and were found to be in a fairly satisfactory condition.
Thirty-eight notices served by her on account of want of