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Croydon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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53
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
I am indebted to the Borough Pathologist, Dr. H. W.
Southgate, for the figures given in the appended tables.
At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospuital.
| 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 | 19 | 883 | ... | ... | ... | 83 | ... | ... | 8 | 914 | 5 | 70 | 3 | 94 | 35 | 2044 |
| Virulence tests for Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... M.R.U | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Sputum for Tub. Bac | 33 | 315 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1012 | 1441 | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 21 | 277 | 1037 | 2047 |
| Pus for Tub. Bac | ... | 11 | ... | 3 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 103 | ... | ... | 1 | 125 |
| Pus for Gonococci | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 78 | ... | ... | ... | 100 |
| Pus for other organisms | ... | 12 | ... | 6 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 128 | ... | ... | ... | 169 |
| Blood for Typhoid Groups | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 8 | ... | 41 |
| aBlood for Wassermann | ... | 10 | 5 | 294 | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 2730 | ... | ... | 22 | 3046 |
| Material for Spirochaetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Faeces for Typhoid Group, etc. | 3 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 66 | ... | 13 | 6 | 121 |
| Hair for Ringworm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 6 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Examination of Urine | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 99 | ... | 104 | |||||||||
| Examination of Pleural Fluid | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Examination of C.S. Fluid | ... | 53 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 64 | ||||||||
| Other Examinations | 405 | 610 | 39 | 2 | 478 | 3360 | 34 | 4928 | ||||||||
a The increase in the Nos. of W.R. and other examinations for " Other Institutions of the Corporation," is due to all Ante Natal
cases having W.R.'s, Kahn's, etc.