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Croydon 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
Number of Samples submitted for Counts 258
Number under 10,000 per cc 75
Number over 10,000 but under 50,000
per cc 88
Over 50,000 but under 100,000 per cc 31
Over 100,000 but under 500,000 per cc 49
Over 500,000 but under 1,000,000 per cc 13
Over 1,000,000 per cc 2
Tubercle Bacilli—
Number of samples of milk submitted 258
Number found positive by inoculation test 0
The number of milk examinations decreased by 220
Number of samples still under investigation for
T.B 0
Milk Samples.
258 milk samples submitted to the Methylene Blue Test, of
which 23 failed to satisfy. 55 milk samples were also submitted
to the Bacillus Coli Test and 34 were satisfactory.
Examinations Done Under the National Health Insurance Act.
Nature of Examination. Nature of Examination.
Pus for Gonococci 12 (2 pos.) Urine for Chemical Exam. 7
Pus for other organisms 7 Urine for Microscopal Exam. 7
Pus for Tub. Bac. 2 Urine for Tub. Bac 7
Blood for Wasserman 38 (2 pos.) Urine for Cultural Exam. 7
Complete Blood Counts 36 Other Examinations 2
IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
New cases came from the following sources:—
School cases 2,144
Infant Welfare cases 1,233
Others under 5 years 1,823
The ensuing tables give some further details: —
Total number of sessions held 179
Highest attendance at any one session 121
Lowest attendance at any one session 17
Average attendance per session 48