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Woolwich 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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SECTION VI.—LABORATORY WORK.
Analysis of Food and Drugs. The Public Analyst is Sir
William R. Smith, and the laboratory work in connection
therewith is carried out at the Royal Institute of Public
Health. The detailed results of analyses made will be found
in the section dealing with the Food and Drugs Acts.
Bacteriological Examinations. Bacteriological examinations
are carried out at the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
In tabular form is shewn below the number and result of
the various examinations made during the year. For comparative
purposes the figures for the year 1922 are also given.
TABLE No. 63.
| Associated Disease. | Positive Result. | Negative Result. | Total 1923. | Total 1922. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 58 | 493 | 551 | 874 |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 20 | 26 | 9 |
| Tuberculosis | 48 | 172 | 220 | 187 |
| Dysentery | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| 112 | 687 | 799 | 1,070 |
Anti-Toxin. Diphtheria anti-toxin is kept at the Town
Hall and the Plumstead and Eltham Free Libraries, and is
supplied to medical practitioners on application, at cost
price, or free where there is inability to pay. The amount
supplied during the year was 32,000 units at a total cost of
£2 8s. 0d., all of which was recovered.