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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
I am indebted to the Borough Pathologist, Dr. H. V Southgate, for the figures given in the appended tables. Table At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.
| For private practitioners | Mayday Hos. | For Borough Hospital | For Chest Clinic | For School Medical | Other Instns. ofCorporation | Other Institutions | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | |
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 13 | 661 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | 303 | ... | ... | 2 | 248 | 25 | 1215 |
| Virulence tests for Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Sputum for Tub. Bac | 41 | 373 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 573 | 831 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 115 | 622 | 1369 |
| Pus for Tub. Bac | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Pus for Gonococci | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | ... | ... | 4 | 23 |
| Pus for other organisms | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 31 |
| Blood for Typhoid Groups | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Blood for Wassermann | ... | 2 | 13 | 132 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 13 | 140 |
| Material for Spirochaetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Faeces for Typhoid Group | 6 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | 27 |
| Hair for Ringworm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Examination of Urine | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 8 | ||||||||
| Examination of Pleural Fluid | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Examination of C.S. Fluid | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ||||||||
| Other Examinations | 269 | 481 | ... | ... | 85 | 110 | 105 | 1050 | ||||||||