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Croydon 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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46
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
I am indebted to the Borough Pathologist, Dr. H. W.
Southgate, for the figures given in the appended tables.

Table: Table At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.

Table At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.

For private practitionersMayday Hos.For Borough HospitalFor Chest ClinicFor School MedicalOther Instns. of CorporationOther InstitutionsTotal
Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.
Swabs for Diphtheria47991..................10120472213102672518
Virulence tests for Diphtheria............2...........................2...
Sputum for Tub. Bac.53478............558702............18696291249
Pus for Tub. Bac....516...1...............10......122
Pus for Gonococci...32...24............332......739
Pus for other organisms...6...6...1...............13.........26
Blood for Typhoid Groups17...........................11...28
Blood for Wassermann199153...3...............2......10167
Material for Spirochaetes................................................
Faeces for Typhoid Group...5.......................................5
Hair for Ringworm........................423.........72
Examination of Urine3............9...12
Examination of Pleural Fluid........................
Examination of C.S. Fluid...281............29
Other Examinations2154756...36069331158