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Municipal Bacteriological Laboratory.
(Inaugurated by the late Vestry, 1899.)
Table shewing the numbers of pathological samples examined (total 1,019), and results obtained, at the
Bacteriological Laboratory during 1924, and the previous 5 years 1919-1923, together with the averages for the
two decennia 1901-1910 (Borough) and 1911-1920 (Borough).
Year.
Sputa.
Suspected Tuberculosis.
Tub. Bac. found.
Blood.
Suspected
Typhoid or
Enteric Fever.
Reaction obtained.
Throat & Nose.
Membranes and
Secretions.
Suspected Diphtheria.
Klebs-Lœffler
Bac. found
Other Sundry
Samples.
Result.
obtained
Pos.
Neg.
Total
Pos
Neg.
Total
Pos.
Neg.
Total
Pos.
Neg.
Total
1924
20
244
264
—
12
12
10
731
741
—
2
2*
1923
17
218
235
1
14
15
7
564
571
1
2
3
1922
26
248
274
—
11
11
15
682
697
5
2
7
1921
31
225
256
1
17
18
15
719
734
1
1
2
1920
21
280
301
3
11
14
12
697
709
3
9
12
1919
45
315
360
7
14
21
21
487
508
—
12
12
Averages of 10 years
(a) 1901-1910 (Borough)
62.8
124.4
187.2
19.4
39.6
59..0
36.6
448.6
485.2
37
9.1
12-8
(b) 1911 1920 (Borough)
190-2
404-0
594-2
1-2
22-3
33'5
58-2
597-8
6560
5-6
12-3
179
*Smearing from eyes for gonococcus (I negative), and suspected tuberculous pus from thigh abscess (I negative).
During 1924, 85 vials of antitoxin were distributed, free of cost, under the Antitoxin Order, 1910 (each vial containing 2000 or 6000
units in strength of antitoxin).
N.B.—Since the Bacteriological Laboratory was inaugurated in 1899 (up to and of the year 1924) 26,894 examinations have been
conducted there in connection with the following suspected diseases, viz.:—tuberculosis 9,522; typhoid or enteric lever, 1,220; diphtheria
15,800; and others, 352.