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Croydon 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TableAt the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.

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At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.

For private practitionersMayday Hos.For Borough HospitalFor Chest ClinicFor School MedicalOther Instns. ofCorporationOther InstitutionsTotal
Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.
Swabs for Diphtheria431039..................30983......2230752252
Virulence tests for Diphtheria1.........21........................31
Sputum for Tub. Bac.39435............502882............81275491444
Pus for Tub. Bac...3........................27......210
Pus for Gonococci...6.....................3440......449
Pus for other organisms...12...........................22.........34
Blood for Typhoid Groups18.........1...............2...2113
Blood for Wassermann119187...3...............3......10194
Material for Spirochaetes................................................
(Sonne's Dysentery)
Faeces for Typhoid Group711.........1......121714......2528
Hair for Ringworm........................62............62
Examination of Urine3............12...15
Examination of Pleural Fluid........................
Examination of C.S. Fluid...29...............29
Other Examinations3386039124171721308

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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
I am indebted to the Borough Pathologist, Dr. H. W.
Southgate, for the figures given in the appended tables.
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At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.