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Food:—Bacterial examination in cases of suspected Food
Poisoning.
Foodstuffs:—Examination of milk, ice cream and shell-fish.
The pathological specimens examined by the County Bacteriologist
during the year were reported as follows:—
307 throat swabs for diphtheria bacilli (22 positive, 285
negative).
16 nasal swabs (1 positive, 15 negative).
337 sputum for tubercle bacilli (62 positive, 275 negative).
31 urine.
4 samples of blood for Widal test (3 positive, 1 negative).
13 swabs for hæmolytic streptococci (4 positive, 9 negative).
5 hair for ringworm.
19 miscellaneous.
3. Ambulance Facilities.
The Council maintain a Talbot motor ambulance at the Central
Fire Station in Billet Lane and agreements are also in operation
with the Essex County Council and the Romford Council for the
reciprocal use of their motor ambulances.
The whole of the District is adequately served by these
ambulance services and in addition an ambulance maintained by the
Upminster and Hornchurch Division of the Essex Branch of the St.
John Ambulance Brigade has continued its voluntary work in the
northern part of the District.
Public assistance cases are removed to Oldchurch County
Hospital by motor ambulances provided for that purpose and
stationed there.
Cases of Infectious Disease are removed to the Isolation Hospital
'by ambulances provided by the Joint Hospital Board which are
maintained at the hospital.
During the year 1,027 calls were received by the Hornchurch
ambulance and a total of 10,279 miles was run.