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Croydon 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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70
D.—REPORT ON THE BOROUGH LABORATORY.
For the following account of the work of the laboratory
I am indebted to Dr. Parsons, the Borough Bacteriologist and
Senior Resident Medical Officer of the Borough Hospital.

Table: For the first few years of its existence comparatively little use was made of the laboratory as is shown by the following table:—

For the first few years of its existence comparatively little use was made of the laboratory as is shown by the following table:—

Year.Specimens examined for Diphtheria, Enteric Fever, and Tuberculosis.
Borough Cases (outside the Hospital).Hospital Cases.Totals
189785not recorded-
1898125not recorded—
1899not recordednot recorded—
1900199248447
19017848851669
19026988591557
1903108913222411
1904202724944521
1905227641646440
1906225724854742
1907210551547259
1908362145828203
1909324748768123

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The total number of specimens examined in 7909 is somewhat
smaller than in 1908, thanks to the diminished prevalence of diphtheria
and enteric fever.