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Croydon 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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29
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.H.
Tomlinson, the Director of the Bacteriological Laboratory, County
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:-

Table: Samples submitted to the Pathological Laboratory for Bacteriological Examination -1957.

Samples submitted to the Pathological Laboratory for Bacteriological Examination -1957.

Faeces outfits1,124
Water samples270
Milk samples244
Cream samples8
Ice Cream samples259
Sundry Food Specimens20
Blood24
Urine26
Nose and Throat Swabs122
Total2,097