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East Ham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Infectious Cases.
Two ambulances are available for this purpose at the Infectious
Diseases Hospital.
Laboratory Facilities.
As detailed in previous reports, the majority of the specimens
are now sent for examination to the East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The number and nature of these examinations for 1936 are shown below:—
| Specimen | Number |
|---|---|
| Blood for Widal Test | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fluid | 1 |
| Faeces (for Tuberculosis) | 3 |
| Mantoux Skin Test (Tuberculosis) | 68 |
| Pleural Effusion | 4 |
| Smear (for Gonococci) | 1 |
| Sputa (for Tuberculosis) | 1087 |
| Sputa (for Tuberculosis-Antiformin method) | 24 |
| Swabs (for Tuberculosis) | 3 |
| Total | 1192 |
Pathological examinations carried out by Counties P. H.
Laboratories during ,1936:—
Blood (for Streptococci) 1
Pus (for Streptococci) 4
Swabs (for Streptocci-various) 36
Virulence Test (for Diphtheria) 1
Total 42
The same arrangements exist for the examination of suspected
diphtheria swabs as in previous years.
The number examined at the Infectious Diseases Hospital and
the Town Hall Laboratory was as follows, viz:—
Number. Positive. Negative.
3,378 219 3,159
Of the above total 2,485 were examined at the hospital.