Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.
Specimens examined for Diphtheria, Enteric Fever, and Tuberculosis.
Year. | Borough Cases (outside the Hospital). | Hospital Cases. | Totals |
---|---|---|---|
1897 | 85 | not recorded | - |
1898 | 125 | not recorded | - |
1899 | not recorded | not recorded | - |
1900 | 199 | 248 | 447 |
1901 | 784 | 885 | 1669 |
1902 | 698 | 859 | 1557 |
1903 | 1089 | 1322 | 2411 |
I 904 | 2027 | 2494 | 4521 |
1905 | 2276 | 4164 | 6440 |
1906 | 2257 | 2485 | 4742 |
1907 | 2105 | 5154 | 7259 |
1908 | 3621 | 4582 | 8203 |
1909 | 3247 | 4876 | 8123 |
1910 | 2635 | 3734 | 6369 |
1911 | 4774 | 5296 | 10070 |
1912 | 6584 | 6924 | 13508 |
1913 | 4230 | 4256 | 8486 |
1914 | 3537 | 2884 | 6421 |
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. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1914 | 1914 | 1914 | ||||
Borough | Hospital. | Borough | Hospital | Borough | Hospital | |
2856 | 2788 | 55 | 24 | 626 | 72 | |
Total | 5644 | 79 | 698 |