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Croydon 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TUBERCULOSIS.
The number of specimens examined during the year amounted
to 268, 5 of these being from patients already in the Hospital. Out
of the total number of examinations 65 were found to contain the
tubercle bacillus.
The following table shows the number of specimens examined for
the detection of B. Tuberculosis during 1909 :—

RESULTS OF EXAMINATIONS FOR TUBERCULOSIS.

1909.Examinations for the Borough.Examinations for the Hospital.Total.
All Examinations.All Examinations.All Examinations.
+Total+Total+Total
January79162271118
February4242842428
March62430-62430
April7222972229
May813211181422
June5182351823
July5101551015
August28102810
September917261191827
October415191141620
November4141841418
December4242842428
First Quarter17577422175976
Second ,,20537311205474
Third „16355111163652
Fourth ,,12536511125466
Total651982635565203268