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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The facilities afforded by the Council for the bacteriological
examinations of suspected material as an aid to diagnosis continue
to be much appreciated by medical practitioners, and the
following specimens were examined during the year: —
Number of Specimens.
Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria.
Klebs Löffler or true Diphtheria bacillus
isolated 42
Pseudo Diphtheria bacillus of Hoffman
isolated ... ... ... ... ... 22
Negative result 127
191
Examinations of blood from cases of suspected
Enteric Fever.
Widal or Typhoid reaction obtained 32
„ „ not obtained ... 17
49
Examinations of sputa from cases of suspected
Tuberculosis.
Tubercle bacillus found 41
„ „ not found 110
151
391
FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS ACT, 1901.
At the end of 1904 there were 380 workshops on the
register, and during 1905 24 have been removed and 81 added,
so that at the end of 1905 there were 437 registered workshops.
The workshops were regularly inspected during the year, and on
the whole an improvement in their condition was noted. Only
75 notices relating to cleanliness were served, as compared with
148 in 1904. Proceedings were taken against the occupier of a
joinery factory for failing to comply with the Council's notice to
provide suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences, and a fine
of £5 was imposed.