Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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LABORATORY SERVICE.
The following examinations were carried out in the Bacteriological Laboratory :—
Nature of Examination. | Positive. | Negative. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
Blood Counts | — | _ | 44 |
Blood—Bleeding Time | — | — | 13 |
Breast Milk for Fat Content | — | — | 20 |
Eye Smears for presence of organisms | — | — | 23 |
Faeces for presence of Dysentery | — | 51 | 51 |
Faeces for presence of Tubercle Bacilli | — | 1 | 1 |
Sputa for presence of Tubercle Bacilli | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Swabs for presence of C. Diphtheriae — | |||
3 | 268 | 271 | |
1 | 52 | 53 | |
(c) From Carriers and old cases, etc. | — | 4 | 4 |
Swabs for presence of Haemolytic | |||
Streptococci | 38 | 238 | 276 |
Swabs (Post Nasal) for presence of | |||
Meningococci | — | 3 | 3 |
Swabs for Vincent's Angina | 2 | 22 | 24 |
Swabs for presence of other organisms | — | — | 2 |
Urine—Bacteriological Examinations | — | — | 29 |
Urine-—Chemical Examinations | — | — | 285 |
Urine—Microscopical Examinations | — | — | 83 |
Vaginal Swabs for presence of Gonococci | — | 4 | 4 |
Vaginal Swabs for Trichomonas Vaginalis | 3 | 12 | 15 |
Vaginal Swabs for other organisms | — | — | 10 |
Total Number of Examinations | 1,220 |
Specimens were sent to the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, Hendon, as follows
Nature of Examination. | Positive. | Negative. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
Blood for Wasserman and Kahn reactions | — | 1 | 1 |
Eye Smears for presence of Gonococci | — | 3 | 3 |
Faeces for Pathogenic Organisms | 24 | 27 | |
Hair for presence of Ringworm | — | 1 | 1 |
Sputa for presence of Tubercle Bacilli | — | 5 | |
Swabs for presence of C. Diptheriae | 4 | 476 | 480 |
Swabs for presence of Haemolytic Streptococci | 477 | ||
Swabs for presence of Vincent's Angina | 36 | 44 | |
Urine—Bacteriological examinations | — | — | 29 |
Vaginal Swabs for presence of Tri. Vaginalis | — | 1 | 1 |
Virulence tests | — | 3 | 3 |
Total Number of Examinations |