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Croydon 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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34
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 - 1958.

Samples submitted to the Pathological Laboratory for Bacteriological Examination - 1958.

Faeces outfits2,024
Water samples263
Milk samples236
Cream samples10
Ice Cream samples223
Sundry Pood Specimens18
Blood8
Urine3
Nose and Throat Swabs4
Total2,789