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Section B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE
BOROUGH.
Laboratory Facilities.
These are as described in previous reports.
The following examinations were carried out during 1938:—
Swabs for Diphtheria:—
Positive. Negative. Total.
From suspected cases 97 1,072 1,169
From contacts 19 641 660
From carriers and old cases 2 17 19
118 1,730 1,848
Not
Present, found. Total.
Sputa for the presence of tubercle bacillus 3 35 38
Smears from the eyelids for the presence of the gonococcus was made
in one case with a negative result.
During the year, the following material was sent to the Clinical Research
Association for bacteriological examination:—
Positive. Negative. Total.
Blood for presence of Typhoid organisms 2 2 4
Faeces for presence of Typhoid organisms — 5 5
Urine for presence of Typhoid organisms — 1 1
Faeces for presence of Dysentery organisms 2 7 9
Swabs for presence of haemolytic streptococci 7 27 34
Milk for presence of hajmolytic streptococci — 1 1
Vaginal swabs for presence of Gonococci — 2 2
Designated milks are sent to the Counties' Public Health Laboratories.
The results of these examinations were:—
Passed. Failed. Total.
Tuberculin Tested Milk 31 10 41
Pasteurised Milk 16 — 16
1 he Middlesex County Council is the Authority under the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts.
Ambulance Facilities.
The Council possesses three ambulances, housed at the Fire Brigade
Station, and the following figures, kindly supplied by the Superintendent,
give some idea of the work carried out during the year:—
Private cases 7,296
Accident cases 707
Maternity cases 154
Clinic (tonsil cases) 385
Special services 211
False alarms 12
8,765
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