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Lambeth 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: Municipal Bacteriological Laboratory.(Inaugurated by the late Vestry, 1899.) Table shewing the numbers of pathological samples examined (total 960), and the results obtained, at the Bacteriological Laboratory during 1925, and the previous quinquennium 1920-1924, together with the averages for the two decennia 1901-1910 (Borough)and 1911-1920 (Borough) and the quinquennium 1920-1924 (Borough).

Municipal Bacteriological Laboratory.(Inaugurated by the late Vestry, 1899.) Table shewing the numbers of pathological samples examined (total 960), and the results obtained, at the Bacteriological Laboratory during 1925, and the previous quinquennium 1920-1924, together with the averages for the two decennia 1901-1910 (Borough)and 1911-1920 (Borough) and the quinquennium 1920-1924 (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. foundOther Sundry Samples. Result. obtained.
Pos.Neg.TotalPos.Neg.TotalPos.Neg.TotalPos.Neg.Total
192520239259291114672686224
192420244264—121210731741—221
192317218235114157564571123
192226248274—111115682697527
1921312252561171815719734112
19202128030131114126977093912
Average of 5 years 1920 1924 (Borough)23.0243.0266.01.013.014.011.8678.6690.42.03.25.2
Averages of 10 years (a) 1901-1910 (Borough)62.8124.4187.219439.659.036.6448.6485.23.79.112.8
(b) 1911-1920 (Borough)190.2404.0594.211.222.333.558.2597.8656.05.612.317.9

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* Smearing for gonococcus (1 negative and 1 positive) ; and suspected tuberculous pus (1 negative and 1 positive).
During 1925, 71 vials of antitoxin were distributed, free of cost, under the Antitoxin Order, 1910 (each vial containing 4000 or 6000
units in strength of antitoxin).
N.B.— Since the Bacteriological Laboratory was inaugurated in 1899 (up to the end of the year 1925), 27,854 examinations have been
conducted there in connection with the following suspected diseases, viz.:—tuberculosis 9,781; typhoid or enteric fever, 1,231; diphtheria
16,486; and others, 356.