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Bacteriological Examinations.
With the exception of those carried out at the Tuberculosis Dispensary, all the
examinations made on behalf of the Borough Council are made by Dr. F. H. Teale at
the University College Hospital Medical School.
The following is a complete summary of the work done for the Borough by
Dr. F. H. Teale of University College Hospital Medical School:—
Swabs for diphtheria 1,327
Swabs for virulence test 21
Sputum for tuberculosis 165
Swabs for gonococci 36
Bloods for Wasserman reaction 10
Swab for haemolytic streptococci and other organisms 4
Blood counts 4
Sputa for tuberculosis and organisms 7
Stools for infective organisms 19
Feces for occult blood 1
Rats for plague 10
Blood for differential cell count 2
Swab for malarial parasite 1
Urine for complete examination 12
Swab from ulcer of vulva 1
Stool for complete examination 1
Meat pudding 1
Human milk 1
Routine examination of milk 71
Milks for brucella abortus 13
1,707
Examinations by Bacteriologists other than Dr. Teale:—
Swabs for diphtheria 13
Food Poisoning.
During the year two cases of suspected food poisoning were notified. One case
occurred in January and was a woman of 19 years; the suspected food stuff was
sausages. Sickness, diarrhoea and shivering was present for two or three days. The
other case was a man of 32 years who suffered from suspected food poisoning in
August, 1934. He suffered from slight gastric pains. His wife and three other
members of the family had similar symptoms. The suspected food was fried fish.
Both these cases were investigated without conclusive results and it is probable that
the illnesses were not due to food poisoning by specific organisms.
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