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Croydon 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Section H —WORK OF THE BOROUGH LABORATORY.
The work of the Laboratory continues to be of the greatest
value to the borough.

Table: No. of specimens examined in the Laboratory (1897—1914)—Specimens examined for Diphtheria, Enteric Fever, and Tuberculosis.

No. of specimens examined in the Laboratory (1897—1914)—

Specimens examined for Diphtheria, Enteric Fever, and Tuberculosis.

Year.Borough Cases (outside the Hospital).Hospital Cases.Totals
189785not recorded-
1898125not recorded-
1899not recordednot recorded-
1900199248447
19017848851669
19026988591557
1903108913222411
I 904202724944521
1905227641646440
1906225724854742
1907210551547259
1908362145828203
1909324748768123
1910263537346369
19114774529610070
19126584692413508
1913423042568486
1914353728846421

Table: CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY.The following is a summary of the number of specimens examined for suspected diphtheria, enteric fever, or tuberculosis:—

CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY.

The following is a summary of the number of specimens examined for suspected diphtheria, enteric fever, or tuberculosis:—

Suspected Diphtheria.Serum reaction for suspected Enteric Fever.Sputum for suspected Tuberculosis.
191419141914
BoroughHospital.BoroughHospitalBoroughHospital
28562788552462672
Total564479698