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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
All bacteriological examinations are carried out at the Public
Health Laboratory at County Hall under its Director, Dr. A.J.H. Tomlinsan.
No charge is made to the Council for these examinations and during
the year 485 were made as follows:-
Throat/Nose Swabs
Corynebacterium diphtherias (mitis) "Orchard Street" found 25
Haemolytic Streptococci found 15
Vincent's angina found 2
Coliform bacilli found 1
Pneumococci found 3
Monilia found 1
Normal throat flora found 5
Negative results 156
Ear Swabs
Negative results 1
Eye Swabs
Few colonies of micrococci found 1
Negative results 1
Faeces
Shigella sonnei found 15
Salmonella typhi-murium found 11
Salmonella oranienburg found 1
Salmonella paratyphi B. found 1
Pathogenic Bact. coli 0119 found 1
Pathogenic Bact. coli 026 found 3
Negative results 240
Sputum
Negative results 1
Foodstuffs
Negative results 1
The following specimens which are included in the above were arranged
and collected by this Department with the approval and co-operation of
local practitioners and school authorities; Throat/Nose Swabs 113, Faecal
specimens 166 and Eye Swabs 2.
The Public Health Department has an arrangement with Chelsea doctors
whereby specimens left at the offices by 3 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, and
11 a.m. on Saturdays are delivered by hand to the Laboratories the same day.
This service is used extensively.