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Willesden 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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BACTERIOLOGY.
Examination of Swabs from Throats suspected of harbouring
the Diphtheria Bacillus.
TABLE No. 7.
| From Patients of outside Practitioners. | From Patients on admission to Hospital. | From Patients on discbarge from Hospital. | From Patients in Hospital. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | — | + | — | + | — | + | — | |
| 34 | 75 | 142 | 81 | 11 | 242 | 13 | 63 | |
| 2nd Examination. | 4 | 3 | 23 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
+ = Found in 228 Patients.
— = Not found in 461 „
689
Total number of Primary Examinations in which D.B.
was found 200
Do. do. do. was not found 461
661
Total number of Second Examinations in which D.B.
was found 28
Do. do. do. was not found 81
109
Doubtful Cases 2
Total number of Examinations 772