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Croydon 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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AT THE LABORATORY, CROYDON GENERAL HOSPITAL
| For private practitnrs. | Mayday Hospl. | For Borough Hospital | For Chest Clinic | For School Medical | Other Instns of Corpn. | Other Institns. | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pes | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | |
| Swabs for diphtheria | 44 | 707 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 28 | 939 | 4 | 58 | ... | 119 | 76 | 1829 |
| Virulence tests for diph. | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Sputum for Tb. Bac. | 49 | 454 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 436 | 638 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 496 | 1145 | |
| Pus for Tb. Ba.c. | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 12 |
| Pus for Gonococci | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 51 | ... | ... | 5 | 55 |
| Pus for other or goni sms | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 17 | |
| Blood for typhoid groups, | 3 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| Blood for Wasserman | ... | 2 | 24 | 164 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 26 | 172 |
| Material for Spirochaetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Faeces for Typhoid Group | 1 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 24 |
| Hair for Ringworm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Examination of Urine | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 11 | ||||||||
| Examn. of Pleural Fluid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Examn. of C. S. Fluid | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ||||||||
| Other Examinations | 34 i | 280 | •... | 9 | 91 | 1 | 420 I | |||||||||
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
I an indebted to the Borough Pothologrst, Dr. H. W. Southgate, for the
figures given in the appended tables.