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Croydon 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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32
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXEKEHATIONS
I am indebted to the Borough Pathologist, Dr. H.W.Southgate, for the figures given in the appended tables : At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.
| For private practitioners | Mayday Hosp. | For Borough Hospital | For Tub. Dispensary. | For School Medical | Other Instns. of Corporation. | Other Institutions | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos | Neg | Pos. | Neg. | Pos | N eg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | |
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 39 | 673 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 8 | 40 | 1273 | 3 | 209 | 22 | 925 | 104 | 3094 |
| Virulence tests for Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| Sputum for Tub. Bac. | 54 | 436 | - | - | - | - | 381 | 772 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 40 | 442 | 1198 |
| Pus for Tub.Bac. | - | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 2 | 24 |
| Pus for Gonococci | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 49 | - | - | 3 | 53 |
| Pus for other organisms | - | 16 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | - | 12 | - | 105 |
| Blood for Typhoid Groups | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | - | 1 | 13 | 18 |
| Blood for Wassermann | - | 3 | 9 | 117 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | 122 |
| Material for Spirochaetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Faeces for Typhoid Group | 3 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 18 | - | - | 4 | 33 |
| Hair for Ringworm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Examination of Urine | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | - | 19 | ||||||||
| Examination of Pleural Fluid | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Examination of c.s. Fluid | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | ||||||||
| Other Examinations | 25 | 236 | 3 | - | 16 | 153 | 9 | 442 | ||||||||