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Croydon 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.

I am indebted to the Borough Pathologist, Dr. H. \Y Southgate, for the figures given in the appended tables.

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 Diphtheria27787..................36526......6201691514
Virulence tests for Diphtheria............5........................151
Sputum for Tub. Bac41347............5811108............121246341579
Pus for Tub. Bac...2...7...1............229...13252
Pus for Gonococci17.........2......12766......977
Pus for other organisms...12...7...1.........2...38...12...72
Blood for Typhoid Groups...2........................1916217
Blood for Wassermann11114154.........1......18......16174
Material for Spirochaetes................................................
Faeces for Typhoid Group3 Sonne17...2...15............2 1Sonne38...35 4 .Sonne75
Hair for Ringworm........................189............189
Examination of Urine251......281450
Examination of Pleural Fluid...............3...3
Examination of C.S. Fluid...20...............20
Other Examinations32046420...60220681152