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Croydon 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Examinations Done Under the National Health Insurance Act.
Nature of Examination. Nature of Examination.
Pus for Gonococci 6 (1 pos.) Urine for Chemical Exam 6
Pus for other organisms 13 Urine for Microscopal Exam. 6
Pus for Tub. Bac. 11 Urine for Tub. Bac 6
Blood for Wasserman 11 (1 pos.) Urine for Cultural Exam 6
Complete Blood Counts 12 Other Examinations 15
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
Number of Samples submitted for Counts 228
Number under 10,000 per cc 100
Number over 10,000 but under 50,000
per cc 70
Over 50,000 but under 100,000 per cc 19
Over 100,000 but under 500,000 per cc 28
Over 500,000 but under 1,000,000 per cc 7
Over 1,000,000 per cc 4
Tubercle Bacilli—
Number of samples of milk submitted 228
Number found positive by inoculation test 0
The number of milk examinations decreased by 30
Number of samples still under investigation for
T.B 0
Milk Samples.
228 milk samples submitted to the Methylene Blue Test, of
which 33 failed to satisfy. 78 milk samples were also submitted
to the Bacillus Coli Test and 52 were satisfactory.
IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
New cases came from the following sources : —
School cases 531
Children under 5 years 1,320
The ensuing tables give some further details : —
Total number of sessions held 81
Average attendance per session 14