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Croydon 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
Very considerable use has been made of the facilities for
bacteriological and other laboratory examinations of Public
Health nature. I take this opportunity to thank Dr. A.J.I
Tomlinson, the Director of the Bacteriological Laboratory, Count;
Hall, S.E.I, for his ready assistance and most helpful advice,
which have been available at all times.
The following figures show the work carried out during the
year under review:-

Samples submitted to the Pathological Laboratory for Bacteriological Examination- 2956

Faeces outfits2, 271
Water samples281
Milk samples240
Ice Cream samples179
Sundry Pood Specimens20
Blood30
Urine21
Nose and Throat Swabs20
Total3,062