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Laboratory.
The Bacteriological Laboratory was opened for woijc on 1st January, 1932. It undertakes
the examination of the routine bacteriological specimens from the District, the Municipal Hospital
and other local Institutions.
Table No. 10.
No.
Nature of Examination.
Positive
result.
Negative
result.
Total.
1
Swabs for C. diphtheria
750
4,472
5,222
2
C. diphtheriae cultures for typing
—
—
103
3
C. diphtheriae cultures for virulence tests
32
1
33
4
Sputum for M. tuberculosis—direct examination
36
296
332
5
Sputum for M. tuberculosis—concentration with
antiformin
4
39
43
6
Blood—Widal
5
13
18
7
Blood—Culture
—
—
9
8
Blood—Counts
—
—
14
9
Blood—Films
—
—
8
10
Blood—Chemical examinations
—
—
2
11
Urine—Chemical examinations
—
—
43
12
Urine—Microscopical examinations
—
—
52
13
Urine—Bacteriological examinations
—
—
63
14
Faeces—Chemical examinations
—
—
3
15
Faeces—Microscopical examinations
—
—
6
16
Faeces—Bacteriological examinations
—
—
63
17
Cerebro-Spinal Fluid—Chemical examinations
—
—
26
18
Cerebro-Spinal Fluid—Microscopical examinations
—
—
18
19
Cerebro-Spinal Fluid—Bacteriological examinations
—
—
5
20
Gastric Contents
—
—
1
21
Pleural Fluid
—
—
4
22
Pus
—
—
3
23
Water—Presumptive B. Coli test.
—
—
118
24
Water—Enumeration of organisms
—
—
118
25
Swabs and Smears for gonococci
3
44
47
26
Swabs and Smears for Vincent's Angina
4
16
20
27
Swabs and Smears for Streptococci and other organisms
—
—
119
28
Post-Mortem Specimens
—
—.
5
29
Drugs for sterility
7
22
29
30
Preparation of Vaccines
—
—
1
Total
6,528