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Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XLVII
I. AT LABORATORY, CROYDON GENERAL HOSPITAL
| For private practitioners | For Borough Hospital | For Tab. Dispensary | For School Medical | Other Instants. of Corporation | Other Institutions | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | |
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 105 | 1038 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 138 | 3049 | 4 | 207 | 31 | 470 | 281 | 4781 |
| Virulence tests for Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Sputum for Tub Bac. | 139 | 647 | 304 | 492 | 87 | 126 | 8 | 32 | 538 | 1297 | ||||
| Pus for Tub. Bac. | 2 | 4 | 197 | 4 | 199 | |||||||||
| Pus for Gonococci | 2 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 114 | 45 | 133 | |||||||
| Pus for other organisms | 4 | 25 | 275 | 304 | ||||||||||
| Blood for Typhoid Groups | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |||||||
| Blood for Wasserrnann | 4 | 17 | 61 | 17 | 65 | |||||||||
| Material for Spirochaetes | ||||||||||||||
| Faeces for Typhoid Group | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Hair for Ringworm | 16 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Examination of Urine | 145 | 146 | ||||||||||||
| Examination of Pleural Fluid | 27 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Examination of C,S. Fluid | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 228 | ||||||||||||||