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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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BOROUGH HOSPITAL LABORATORY REPORT.
Bacteriological examination is undertaken of swabs, sputum,
blood, etc., sent in by practitioners or by the Public Health staff,
or taken from patients in the hospital. It will be seen below that,
in addition to other miscellaneous work, 3,451 swabs were examined
for diphtheria, and 1,189 specimens of sputum for the tubercle
bacillus:—
| For Medical Practitioners. | For M.O.H. | For Wards (including Nose and Throat Swabs). | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | + | Total | — | + | Total | ||
| 1147 | 52 | 1199 | 455 | 10 | 465 | 1787 | 3451 |
| Diphtheria. | Tubercle | Enteric. | C.S. M. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1640 | 1155 | 120 | — | 2915 |
Blood Serum prepared.
403½ dozen tubes at 5/- per dozen = £100 17s. 6d.
| For Medical Practitioners. | For Tuberculosis Dispensary. | For Borough Hospital. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | – | Total. | + | — | Total. | + | — | Total. | + | – | Total |
| 381 | 92 | 473 | 531 | 106 | 637 | 54 | 25 | 79 | 966 | 223 | 1189 |
| For Medical Practitioners. | For M O.H. | For the Borough Hospital. | Grand Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incomplete Agglut'n. | + | — | Total. | Incomp. Agglut'n | + | — | Total. | + | — | Total. | Incomp. Agglut'n | + | — | Total. |
| 5 | 25 | 64 | 94 | 1 | 9 | 52 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 46 | 128 | 180 |
In each case the serum was tested against B. Typhosus, paratyphoid
A and paratyphoid B.