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Croydon 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
I am indebted to the Pathologist, Dr. A. I. Ross, for the figures given in the appended tables, which, following the transfer to the Hospital Board, are for the period to 4th July.
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 | 4 | 428 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 265 | ... | 37 | ... | 64 | 5 | 794 |
| Virulence tests for Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Sputum for Tub. Bac A. | 45 | 217 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 525 | 1066 | ... | ... | 2 | M.R.L 11 | 11 | 142 | 583 | 1436 |
| Pus for Tub. Bac | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 41 | ... | ... | 1 | 49 |
| Pus for Gonococci | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 16 |
| Pus for other organisms | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | -5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 46 | ... | 2 | ... | 62 |
| Blood for Typhoid Groups | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 11 |
| aBlood for Wassermann | 2 | 5 | 6 | 90 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1546 | ... | 3 | 13 | 1657 |
| Material for Spirochaetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Faeces for Typhoid Group, etc. | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 43 |
| Hair for Ringworm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 |
| Examination of Urine | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 36 | ... | 38 | ||||||||
| Examination of Pleural Fluid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Examination of C.S. Fluid | ... | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ||||||||
| Other Examinations | 166 | 215 | 12 | ... | 96 | 1843 | 24 | 2356 | ||||||||
a The increase in the Nos. ot W.K. and other examinations for Other Institutions of the Corporation, is due to ail Ante Natal
cases having W.R.'s, Kahn's, etc.
These figures only represent work 1st January-4th July, 1948.
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