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Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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121
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
I am indebted to the Borough Pathologist, Dr. H. W.
Southgate, for the figures given in the appended tables: —

Table: Table XLV.I. At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.

Table XLV.

I. At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.

For private practitionersMayday Hos.For Borough HospitalFor Tab. DispensaryFor School MedicalOther Instns. of CorporationOther InstitutionsTotal
Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.NegPos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.
Swabs for Diphtheria11113367144.........3602559...582481864295
Virulence tests for Diphtheria.........1............25...12...47
Sputum for Tub Bac.112569166205......256379.........113885471242
Pus for Tub. Bac....26450.....................40......6492
Pus for Gonococci......1771..................467......21138
Pus for other organisms...2...494...........................44...540
Blood for Typhoid Groups719410........................411530
Blood for Wassermann...126116.........2.........1...226122
Material for Spirochaetes................................................
Faeces for Typhoid Group35727...1............110......1143
Hair for Ringworm...154..................32...188
Examination of Urine2282............38...322
Examination of Pleural Fluid...30..................30
Examination of C.S. Fluid...25............1...26
Other Examinations...4674.........327510