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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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
I am indebted to the Borough Pathologist, Dr. H. W.
Southgate, for the figures given in the appended tables: —
Table XLV.
| For private practitioners | Mayday Hos. | For Borough Hospital | For Tab. Dispensary | For School Medical | Other Instns. of Corporation | Other Institutions | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | |
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 111 | 1336 | 7 | 144 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 60 | 2559 | ... | 5 | 8 | 248 | 186 | 4295 |
| Virulence tests for Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 7 |
| Sputum for Tub Bac. | 112 | 569 | 166 | 205 | ... | ... | 256 | 379 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 88 | 547 | 1242 |
| Pus for Tub. Bac. | ... | 2 | 6 | 450 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | ... | ... | 6 | 492 |
| Pus for Gonococci | ... | ... | 17 | 71 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 67 | ... | ... | 21 | 138 |
| Pus for other organisms | ... | 2 | ... | 494 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 | ... | 540 |
| Blood for Typhoid Groups | 7 | 19 | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 15 | 30 |
| Blood for Wassermann | ... | 1 | 26 | 116 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 26 | 122 |
| Material for Spirochaetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Faeces for Typhoid Group | 3 | 5 | 7 | 27 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | 11 | 43 |
| Hair for Ringworm | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Examination of Urine | 2 | 282 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | ... | 322 | |||||||
| Examination of Pleural Fluid | ... | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | |||||||
| Examination of C.S. Fluid | ... | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 26 | |||||||
| Other Examinations | ... | 467 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 7 | 510 | |||||||